| 中文摘要 | 第3-5页 |
| abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第15-29页 |
| 2.1 Mind Map | 第15-20页 |
| 2.1.1 The definition of Mind Map | 第15页 |
| 2.1.2 The characteristics of Mind Map | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.3 Methods of Drawing Mind Map | 第16页 |
| 2.1.4 Classifications of Mind Map | 第16-20页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical foundations and related concepts | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Brain Science Theory | 第20页 |
| 2.2.2 Constructivism Learning Theory | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.3 Knowledge Visualization Theory | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.4 The Process-level Theory of Memory | 第22页 |
| 2.2.5 The definition of memory | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.6 The definition of extraction and reproduction of vocabulary | 第23页 |
| 2.2.7 English Vocabulary Map | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.8 Vocabulary and vocabulary teaching | 第24页 |
| 2.3 Previous researches on Mind Map abroad and at home | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3.1 Researches on Mind Map Abroad | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous Researches on Mind Map at Home | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4 Previous researches on vocabulary teaching abroad and at home | 第26-28页 |
| 2.4.1 Previous researches on vocabulary teaching abroad | 第26-27页 |
| 2.4.2 Previous researches on vocabulary teaching at home | 第27-28页 |
| 2.5 Comments on previous studies | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Research Methodology | 第29-43页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Research subjects | 第29页 |
| 3.3 Research instruments | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3.1 Test | 第30页 |
| 3.4 Research procedures | 第30-31页 |
| 3.4.1 Pre-test of vocabulary | 第31页 |
| 3.4.2 Post-test of vocabulary | 第31页 |
| 3.4.3 Test for word extraction and reproduction | 第31页 |
| 3.5 Experiment | 第31-41页 |
| 3.5.1 The teaching practices in control class | 第32页 |
| 3.5.2 The teaching practices in experimental class | 第32-41页 |
| 3.6 Data collection | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Results and Discussion | 第43-55页 |
| 4.1 Data analysis and discussion of the pre-test and post-test | 第43-49页 |
| 4.1.1 Comparison of the results of CC and EC in pre-test | 第43-44页 |
| 4.1.2 Comparison of the results of CC and EC in post-test | 第44-46页 |
| 4.1.3 Comparison of the results of EC in pre-test and post-test | 第46-47页 |
| 4.1.4 Comparison of the results of the words dictation of CC and EC | 第47-49页 |
| 4.2 Data analysis and discussion of tests for word extraction and reproduction inCC and EC | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2.1 Comparison of the results of words extraction and reproduction of CCand EC | 第49-50页 |
| 4.2.2 Comparison of the results of the final test for word extraction andreproduction | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3 Comparison and discussion of students’vocabulary scores in different levelsof Experimental Class | 第51-55页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the study | 第55-56页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the study | 第56页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the study | 第56-57页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for future research | 第57-58页 |
| References | 第58-61页 |
| AppendixⅠ Pre-test of vocabulary | 第61-64页 |
| AppendixⅡ Post-test of vocabulary | 第64-67页 |
| AppendixⅢ Test for words extraction and reproduction | 第67-68页 |
| AppendixⅣ Students’Mind Maps | 第68-73页 |
| AppendixⅤ Teachers’Mind Maps | 第73-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78页 |
