| Acknowledgements | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| Contents | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter I. Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Background | 第9页 |
| ·The possible factors that cause the differences between male and female students in language learning | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance of the study on self-efficacy | 第10-11页 |
| ·The purpose of the present study | 第11页 |
| ·The overview of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter II. Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| ·An overview of the study on gender difference in language learning | 第13-15页 |
| ·Biological differences between male and female students in language learning | 第13页 |
| ·Psychological differences between male and female students in language learning | 第13-14页 |
| ·Different views on gender differences in vocabulary learning | 第14-15页 |
| ·The theory of self-efficacy | 第15-20页 |
| ·Definitions and interpretations of self-efficacy | 第15-16页 |
| ·Differences between Self-Efficacy and Self-Concept Beliefs | 第16-17页 |
| ·Sources of self-efficacy beliefs | 第17-19页 |
| ·Effects of self-efficacy beliefs | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous researches on gender differences in self-efficacy | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter III. The Present Study | 第21-24页 |
| ·Research Design | 第21-23页 |
| ·Research questions | 第21页 |
| ·Subjects | 第21-22页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第22页 |
| ·Interview | 第22-23页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第23页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter IV. Findings and discussion | 第24-65页 |
| ·Scale analysis | 第24-32页 |
| ·Factor analysis | 第24-28页 |
| ·Scale reliability analysis | 第28-32页 |
| ·Comparison of vocabulary attainment between male and female students | 第32-33页 |
| ·The results of correlation analysis | 第33-43页 |
| ·The relationship between students' overall self-efficacy in vocabulary learning and vocabulary attainment | 第34-35页 |
| ·The relationships between four factors of students' self-efficacy in vocabulary learning and vocabulary attainment | 第35-40页 |
| ·The relationship between students' overall self-efficacy in vocabulary learning and gender | 第40-41页 |
| ·The relationship between four factors of students' self-efficacy in vocabulary learning and gender | 第41-43页 |
| ·The results of regression analysis of the data | 第43-54页 |
| ·The self-efficacy regression analysis of data for male students | 第43-48页 |
| ·The self-efficacy regression analysis of data for female students | 第48-54页 |
| ·General discussion | 第54-65页 |
| ·Differences in vocabulary attainment between male and femalestudents | 第55页 |
| ·Relationship between students' vocabulary attainment and self-efficacy | 第55-57页 |
| ·Relationship between self-efficacy and gender | 第57-58页 |
| ·Facilitating self-efficacy so as to enhance college students' vocabulary attainment | 第58-65页 |
| ·Facilitating self-efficacy through more mastery experiences | 第59-61页 |
| ·Facilitating self-efficacy through vicarious experiences | 第61-62页 |
| ·Facilitating self-efficacy by social persuasion | 第62-63页 |
| ·Facilitating self-efficacy by enhancing somatic and emotional states | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter V. Conclusions and pedagogical implications | 第65-72页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第65-66页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第66-70页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study and suggestions for further researches | 第70-72页 |
| References | 第72-75页 |
| Appendix I. Self-efficacy scale for English vocabulary learning | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix II. Vocabulary items of final-term CET Test Paper | 第76-77页 |
