| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Table of Contents | 第8-10页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第10-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the present study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-33页 |
| ·Basic concepts | 第17-25页 |
| ·The definition of formulaic sequence | 第17-20页 |
| ·Mental lexicon | 第20-22页 |
| ·Frequency effect | 第22-23页 |
| ·Vocabulary learning strategies | 第23-24页 |
| ·The relationship between mental lexicon and vocabulary learning strategies | 第24-25页 |
| ·Theoretical framework for the present study | 第25-28页 |
| ·Two models of language process:automatic process and controlled process | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Classification of vocabulary learning strategies | 第26-28页 |
| ·A review of previous studies | 第28-32页 |
| ·Previous studies on the processing of formulaic sequences | 第28-29页 |
| ·Previous studies on frequency effect | 第29-31页 |
| ·Previous studies on vocabulary learning strategies | 第31-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第33-39页 |
| ·Research questions | 第33-34页 |
| ·Research design | 第34-39页 |
| ·Participants | 第34页 |
| ·The materials | 第34-36页 |
| ·Procedures | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data collection | 第37-38页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第39-51页 |
| ·General descriptive statistics | 第39-46页 |
| ·Results of the phrasal decision task | 第39-41页 |
| ·Results of vocabulary phrase completion | 第41-44页 |
| ·Results of formulaic sequence learning questionnaire | 第44-46页 |
| ·Comparison between high-proficiency group and low-proficiency group | 第46-49页 |
| ·Comparison in the phrasal decision task | 第46-47页 |
| ·Comparison in vocabulary phrase completion | 第47-48页 |
| ·Comparison of the employment of formulaic sequence learning strategies | 第48-49页 |
| ·Discussion | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第51页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications of the study to EFL teaching and learning | 第51-53页 |
| ·Promoting automaticity | 第51-52页 |
| ·Formulaic sequence learning strategies training | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further research | 第53-54页 |
| References | 第54-59页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ:Formulaic Sequence Learning Questionnaire | 第59-62页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ:Vocabulary Phrase Completion | 第62-66页 |
