| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English version) | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese version) | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-17页 |
| ·The neglect of the important role of vocabulary | 第10-13页 |
| ·Definition of vocabulary | 第10页 |
| ·Neglect of vocabulary | 第10-11页 |
| ·Reasons for neglecting vocabulary in the past | 第11-13页 |
| ·The awareness of the important role of vocabulary | 第13-16页 |
| ·Summary | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Brief Review of Theories of Vocabulary Teaching and Learning in ELT | 第17-33页 |
| ·Relations between grammar and vocabulary | 第17-19页 |
| ·Misunderstanding of the relation between grammar and vocabulary | 第17-18页 |
| ·Realization of balance between vocabulary and grammar in lexical phrases | 第18-19页 |
| ·Recent development in vocabulary issues | 第19-29页 |
| ·The aim of vocabulary instruction | 第19-23页 |
| ·The role of context | 第23-25页 |
| ·Vocabulary instruction | 第25-29页 |
| ·Strategies of vocabulary learning and teaching | 第29-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Vocabulary Instruction in Different Teaching Approaches | 第33-42页 |
| ·The Grammar Translation Method | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Audio-lingual Method | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Oral Approach and Situational Language Teaching | 第36-37页 |
| ·Communicative Language Teaching | 第37-41页 |
| ·The features of communication activities | 第39页 |
| ·The choice and placement of vocabulary in communication activities | 第39-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four Vocabulary Instruction in the Selected Textbooks | 第42-57页 |
| ·The principles of textbook assessment | 第42-43页 |
| ·The role of course books | 第42-43页 |
| ·Principles of course book assessment | 第43页 |
| ·The principles of vocabulary component evaluation | 第43-46页 |
| ·The purpose of vocabulary component evaluation | 第43-44页 |
| ·The principles of vocabulary component evaluation | 第44-46页 |
| ·Evaluating vocabulary in the four selected course books | 第46-57页 |
| ·The arrangement of the course books | 第46-53页 |
| ·Analysis of vocabulary development in the four course books | 第53-57页 |
| Chapter Five Vocabulary Instruction Through Communication | 第57-65页 |
| ·Characteristics of Communicative Language Teaching Process | 第57-58页 |
| ·Teaching Procedures | 第58-63页 |
| ·First stage—presentation | 第58-60页 |
| ·Second stage—practice | 第60-62页 |
| ·Third stage—language use | 第62-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-71页 |
| Appendix B: Publications | 第71页 |
