| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Origin of the view | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Word knowledge and vocabulary acquisition | 第14-31页 |
| ·Importance of vocabulary in foreign language acquisition | 第14-15页 |
| ·What is involved in knowing a word? | 第15-23页 |
| ·Complexity of word meanings | 第16-22页 |
| ·Other types of word knowledge | 第22-23页 |
| ·How is vocabulary acquired? | 第23-31页 |
| ·Vocabulary acquisition: an incremental process in nature | 第23-25页 |
| ·Factors affecting second language vocabulary acquisition | 第25-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Main approaches to L2 vocabulary instruction | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Language learning strategies | 第34-48页 |
| ·Origin of studies on language learning strategies | 第34-35页 |
| ·Characteristics of language learning strategies | 第35-37页 |
| ·Classification of language learning strategies | 第37-40页 |
| ·Vocabulary learning strategies | 第40-45页 |
| ·Language learning strategies vs. vocabulary learning strategies | 第40页 |
| ·Individual vocabulary learning strategies | 第40-41页 |
| ·Taxonomy of vocabulary learning strategies | 第41-45页 |
| ·Can strategies be taught? | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter 5 An experimental study | 第48-60页 |
| ·Justification for the study | 第48-51页 |
| ·The purpose of vocabulary instruction | 第48页 |
| ·Necessity of incorporating strategy training into vocabulary instruction in Chinese College English classes | 第48-51页 |
| ·Research question | 第51页 |
| ·Methodology | 第51-60页 |
| ·Subjects | 第51-52页 |
| ·Teaching materials and teaching hours available | 第52-53页 |
| ·Instrumentation | 第53-54页 |
| ·Treatment | 第54-60页 |
| Chapter 6 Results and discussions of the experiment | 第60-70页 |
| ·Data collection | 第60页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第60-65页 |
| ·Issue of “student resistance” | 第65-68页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第68-70页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusions | 第70-74页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第70-72页 |
| ·Limitations | 第72-74页 |
| Appendixes | 第74-82页 |
| Bibliography | 第82-87页 |