| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-22页 |
| ·Studies on gender differences in second language learning | 第16-19页 |
| ·Studies on gender differences in use of vocabulary learning strategies | 第19-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Basis | 第22-38页 |
| ·Learning strategies | 第22-30页 |
| ·Definitions of learning strategies | 第22-24页 |
| ·O'Malley and Chamot's classification of learning strategies | 第24-26页 |
| ·Oxford's classification of learning strategies | 第26-28页 |
| ·Cohen's classification of learning strategies | 第28-29页 |
| ·Wen Qiufang's classification of learning strategies | 第29-30页 |
| ·English vocabulary learning strategies | 第30-38页 |
| ·Definitions of English vocabulary learning strategies | 第31-32页 |
| ·Classifications of English vocabulary learning strategies | 第32-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第38-45页 |
| ·Research questions | 第38页 |
| ·Subjects | 第38-39页 |
| ·Instruments | 第39-43页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第39-42页 |
| ·Interviews | 第42页 |
| ·Vocabulary size tests | 第42-43页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Results | 第45-57页 |
| ·Gender differences in English vocabulary learning strategies | 第45-51页 |
| ·Beliefs about vocabulary learning by two genders | 第45-46页 |
| ·Use of vocabulary learning strategies by two genders | 第46-51页 |
| ·Gender differences in English vocabulary size | 第51-53页 |
| ·Relation between vocabulary learning strategies and vocabulary size by two genders | 第53-57页 |
| Chapter 6 Discussion | 第57-65页 |
| ·Gender differences in beliefs about English vocabulary learning | 第57-58页 |
| ·Gender differences in use of the English vocabulary learning strategies | 第58-60页 |
| ·Gender differences in English vocabulary size | 第60-61页 |
| ·Influence of English vocabulary learning strategies on the English vocabulary size of the two genders | 第61-65页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusions | 第65-70页 |
| ·Summary of the study | 第65-66页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第66-68页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第68-69页 |
| ·Suggestions for future study | 第69-70页 |
| References | 第70-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第74-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第80-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第82页 |
