| Acknowledgement | 第4-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Contents | 第7-10页 |
| Part I Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Brief Introduction to the Lexical Approach | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Reasons for choosing this topic | 第12页 |
| 1.4 Purpose of the MA thesis | 第12-13页 |
| 1.5 Arrangement of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Part II Literature Review | 第14-31页 |
| Chapter 2 The Lexical Approach | 第14-23页 |
| 2.1 Syllabus, method and approach | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 Terminology | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.1 Lexical items | 第15页 |
| 2.2.2 Multi-word items | 第15页 |
| 2.2.3 Chunks & Chunking | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.4 Lexical phrases | 第16页 |
| 2.3 Types of Lexical item | 第16-18页 |
| 2.3.1 Words and Polywords | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3.2 Collocations | 第17页 |
| 2.3.3 Institutionalized utterances | 第17页 |
| 2.3.4 Sentence frames and heads | 第17-18页 |
| 2.4 Key principles | 第18-21页 |
| 2.5 Methodological Principles | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Relevant theories and findings | 第23-31页 |
| 3.1 Computational analysis and Corpus | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2 Prefabricated chunks and language acquisition | 第24-25页 |
| 3.3 Communicative Approach Vs Lexical Approach | 第25-27页 |
| 3.4 Krashen’s Input Hypothesis | 第27-28页 |
| 3.5 Prefabricated language and vocabulary acquisition from cognitive perspectives | 第28-29页 |
| 3.6 Roles of lexis and grammar | 第29-31页 |
| Part III College English Teaching in China | 第31-54页 |
| Chapter 4 Present Situation of College English Teaching | 第31-36页 |
| 4.1 Urgent need for improvement | 第31-32页 |
| 4.2 College English syllabus | 第32-33页 |
| 4.3 Teaching approaches in China | 第33-34页 |
| 4.4 Vocabulary teaching and learning in Chinese colleges and universities | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 5 Research Design and Methodology | 第36-39页 |
| 5.1 Objective | 第36页 |
| 5.2 Subjects | 第36-37页 |
| 5.3 Instrumentation | 第37页 |
| 5.4 Data collection and analysis | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 6 Data Analysis and Findings | 第39-49页 |
| 6.1 Data analysis | 第39-48页 |
| 6.1.1 General comparisons | 第39-43页 |
| 6.1.2 Analysis on perception on English teaching and learning in high school | 第43-44页 |
| 6.1.3 Analysis on perception on English instruction in college | 第44-48页 |
| 6.2 Findings | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter 7 Major Problems in English Teaching and Learning | 第49-54页 |
| 7.1 Overemphasis on grammar | 第49-50页 |
| 7.2 lack of autonomy | 第50-51页 |
| 7.3 Collocation incompetence | 第51-52页 |
| 7.4 Insufficient quantity of vocabulary | 第52-53页 |
| 7.5 Poor speaking | 第53-54页 |
| Part IV Feasibility of the Lexical Approach to College English | 第54-63页 |
| Chapter 8 Advantages of the Lexical Approach to English teaching and learning | 第54-59页 |
| 8.1 Stimulate motivation | 第54-55页 |
| 8.2 Raise language awareness | 第55页 |
| 8.3 Facilitate learners autonomy in class | 第55-56页 |
| 8.4 Cultivate collocation competence | 第56页 |
| 8.5 Promote fluency | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter 9 Feasibility of the Lexical Approach to College ELT in China | 第59-63页 |
| 9.1 A feasible approach to ELT in Chinese colleges and universities | 第59-62页 |
| 9.1.1 A substitute for communicative approach | 第59-60页 |
| 9.1.2 A practical way under Chinese context | 第60页 |
| 9.1.3 An effective solution to the big size of classes | 第60-61页 |
| 9.1.4 Established solid knowledge of grammar | 第61页 |
| 9.1.5 More chunks at intermediate level | 第61页 |
| 9.1.6 A middle ground | 第61-62页 |
| 9.2 Application for language teaching | 第62-63页 |
| Part V Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter 10 Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-68页 |
| Appendix 1: Questionnaire about English learning | 第68-70页 |
| 个人简介 | 第70页 |
