| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 Purposes of the Study | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 The Structure of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-44页 |
| 2.1 Previous Researches on Cooperative Learning Abroad and at Home | 第19-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Previous Researches on Cooperative Learning Abroad | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous Researches on Cooperative Learning at Home | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Previous Researches on Pairwork | 第23-33页 |
| 2.2.1 The Definition of Pairwork | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Usefulness of Pairwork | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.3 Factors Affecting the Practice of Pairwork | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.4 The Advantages of Pairwork | 第28-31页 |
| 2.2.5 The Techniques of Setting up Pairs | 第31页 |
| 2.2.6 The Main Models of Pairwork | 第31-33页 |
| 2.3 Previous Researches on English Vocabulary Acquisition | 第33-41页 |
| 2.3.1 The Definition of Word and Vocabulary | 第34-37页 |
| 2.3.2 The Definition of Vocabulary Acquisition | 第37-39页 |
| 2.3.3 Previous Researches on English Vocabulary Acquisition Abroad | 第39-40页 |
| 2.3.4 Previous Researches on English Vocabulary Acquisition At Home | 第40-41页 |
| 2.4 Previous Researches on Application of Cooperative Learning/Pairwork to English Vocabulary Teaching | 第41-42页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Basis | 第44-60页 |
| 3.1 Constructivism | 第44-48页 |
| 3.1.1 Social Constructivism | 第44-45页 |
| 3.1.2 Scaffolding | 第45-47页 |
| 3.1.3 Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development | 第47-48页 |
| 3.2 Cooperative Learning Theory | 第48-52页 |
| 3.2.1 The Definiton of Cooperative Learning | 第48-50页 |
| 3.2.2 Benefits of Cooperative Learning | 第50-51页 |
| 3.2.3 Basic Elements of Cooperative Learning | 第51-52页 |
| 3.3 Communicative Approach Theory | 第52-58页 |
| 3.3.1 Definition of Communicative Approach | 第53页 |
| 3.3.2 Communicative Competence | 第53-55页 |
| 3.3.3 Teachers' and Students' Roles in Communicative Langauge Teaching.42 | 第55-58页 |
| 3.3.4 Main Forms of Activities based on Communicative Approach | 第58页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第60-73页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第60页 |
| 4.2 Subjects and Materials | 第60-61页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第61-64页 |
| 4.3.1 An English Vocabualry Test | 第62页 |
| 4.3.2 A Questionnaire | 第62-63页 |
| 4.3.3 An Interview | 第63-64页 |
| 4.4 Teaching Procedures | 第64-71页 |
| 4.4.1 Control Group | 第64页 |
| 4.4.2 Experimental Group | 第64-67页 |
| 4.4.3 Samples of Teaching Models in the Experimental Group and Control Group | 第67-71页 |
| 4.5 Data Collection and analysis | 第71-73页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussions | 第73-80页 |
| 5.1 Results and Analysis from the Tests | 第73-77页 |
| 5.1.1 The Difference of Students' Performance in the English Vocabulary Test between Experimental Group and Control Group | 第73-74页 |
| 5.1.2 Results of the Questionnaire | 第74-75页 |
| 5.1.3 Results of the Interview | 第75-77页 |
| 5.2 Discussions of the Results | 第77-79页 |
| 5.2.1 The Effect on the Application of Pairwork to Students' Vocabulary Learning | 第77-78页 |
| 5.2.2 The Students' Attitude towards Pairwork | 第78-79页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第79-80页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第80-86页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第80-82页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical implications | 第82-84页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Study | 第84-86页 |
| References | 第86-90页 |
| Appendices | 第90-103页 |
| Appendix I: English Vocabulary Test | 第90-93页 |
| Appendix II: Questionnaire | 第93-94页 |
| Appendix III:The Raw Scores of the English Test from the College Entrance Examinations | 第94-95页 |
| Appendix IV: The Raw Scores of the English Vocabulary Test | 第95-96页 |
| Appendix V: Sample of Teaching Model in the Experimanetal Group | 第96-100页 |
| Appendix VI: Sample of Teaching Model in the Control Group | 第100-103页 |
| Academic Papers Published During Postgraduate Study | 第103页 |
