| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter One Clearing the Ground | 第16-22页 |
| 1.1 Vocabulary and lexicon | 第16-19页 |
| 1.1.1 The definition of a word | 第16-17页 |
| 1.1.2 The definition of a lexeme | 第17-18页 |
| 1.1.3 The definition of mental lexicon and vocabulary | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2 A second language and a foreign language | 第19-20页 |
| 1.3 Vocabulary teaching and learning | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Two Fundamental Concepts and Key Issues in Vocabulary Teaching/Learning | 第22-32页 |
| 2.1 Aims of vocabulary learning and teaching in college English | 第22-26页 |
| 2.1.1 Vocabulary quantity | 第22-24页 |
| 2.1.2 Vocabulary quality | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2 Criteria for the selection of vocabulary items | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3 Active (productive) vs. passive (receptive) vocabulary | 第28-29页 |
| 2.4 Vocabulary teaching procedure | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Three Vocabulary Teaching Trends under the Influence of Different Linguistic Theories | 第32-40页 |
| 3.1 Traditional grammar-GTM (Grammar-Translation Method) | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2 Behaviorism and Structural grammar-ALM (Audio-Lingual Method) | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 Transformational-Generative grammar | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4 Functional grammar-CA (Communication Approach) | 第36-38页 |
| 3 5 Cognitive method | 第38页 |
| 3.6 Summary | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Investigation into Vocabulary Teaching/Learning Practice in China | 第40-47页 |
| 4.1 Vocabulary teaching in China | 第40页 |
| 4.2 The study through a questionnaire | 第40-45页 |
| 4.2.1 Objective and reliability of the survey | 第41页 |
| 4.2.2 Students' attitude and self-assessment | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2.3 Learning style | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2.4 Vocabulary teaching practice | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Five Cognitive Linguistic Theories and Their Relevance to English Vocabulary Teaching | 第47-59页 |
| 5.1 Prototype theory | 第47-51页 |
| 5.1.1 Categorization: the classical view vs. cognitive view | 第47-49页 |
| 5.1.2 Prototype: the internal structure in category | 第49-50页 |
| 5.1.3 Prototypical meaning of a word | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2 Category hierarchical structure | 第51-53页 |
| 5.3 Semantic extension: metaphor and metonymy | 第53-56页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Six Application of the Theories in English Classroom | 第59-71页 |
| 6.1 Objectives | 第59页 |
| 6.2 Research questions | 第59-60页 |
| 6.3 Variables | 第60页 |
| 6.4 Subjects | 第60-61页 |
| 6.5 Teaching materials used in classes | 第61页 |
| 6.6 Design | 第61-62页 |
| 6.7 Teaching procedure | 第62-68页 |
| 6.7.1 Pre-class preparation | 第62-64页 |
| 6.7.2 Classroom presentation | 第64-66页 |
| 6.7.3 Consolidation in classroom | 第66-67页 |
| 6.7.4 Consolidation out of classroom | 第67页 |
| 6.7.5 Post-tests | 第67-68页 |
| 6.8 Results and findings | 第68-71页 |
| Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| Appendix:Questionnaire for the survey | 第73-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-79页 |
| Acknowledgment | 第79-80页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第80-81页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第81页 |