| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Common problems in college English teaching and learning | 第11-12页 |
| ·Students'poor communication ability | 第11页 |
| ·Lack of idiomaticity in language production | 第11-12页 |
| ·Possible causes for the problems | 第12-13页 |
| ·Input quality | 第12-13页 |
| ·Lack of an appropriate approach | 第13页 |
| ·The structure of the present thesis | 第13-15页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第15-32页 |
| ·Historical development of the Lexical Approach | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Lexical Approach | 第17-19页 |
| ·View of language | 第17-18页 |
| ·Major principles of teaching | 第18-19页 |
| ·Lexical chunks | 第19-24页 |
| ·Definition of lexical chunks | 第19-21页 |
| ·Criteria and classification of lexical chunks | 第21-24页 |
| ·Lexical chunks and language acquisition | 第24-28页 |
| ·Lexical chunks and L1 acquisition | 第24-25页 |
| ·Lexical chunks and L2 acquisition | 第25-28页 |
| ·Psychological reality of the Lexical Approach | 第28-30页 |
| ·Grammar in the Lexical Approach | 第30-32页 |
| 3. Applying the Lexical Approach in College English Teaching | 第32-50页 |
| ·Research design | 第32-34页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第34页 |
| ·Participants | 第34-36页 |
| ·Experiment procedures | 第36-43页 |
| ·Teaching procedure | 第36-40页 |
| ·Test and analysis | 第40-43页 |
| ·Discussion and implications | 第43-48页 |
| ·EEL teaching and learning through the Lexical Approach | 第45-47页 |
| ·Enhancing chunks teaching with various teaching techniques | 第47-48页 |
| ·Balancing chunks teaching with grammar | 第48页 |
| ·Limitations | 第48-50页 |
| 4. Conclusion | 第50-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-54页 |
| Appendix I: Testing Materials | 第54-55页 |
| Appendix II: Checklist | 第55-56页 |
| Appendix III: Question List for Interview | 第56-57页 |
| Appendix IV: An Example of Participant's Composition | 第57页 |
