| Acknowledgement | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·The neglect of the important role of vocabulary | 第9-11页 |
| ·Definition of vocabulary | 第9页 |
| ·Neglect of vocabulary | 第9-10页 |
| ·Reasons for neglecting vocabulary in the past | 第10-11页 |
| ·The awareness of the important role of vocabulary | 第11-14页 |
| ·Summary | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 A Brief Review of Theories of Vocabulary Teaching and Learning in ELT | 第15-30页 |
| ·Relations between grammar and vocabulary | 第15-17页 |
| ·Misunderstanding of the relation between grammar and vocabulary | 第15页 |
| ·Realization of balance between vocabulary and grammar in lexical phrases | 第15-17页 |
| ·Recent development in vocabulary issues | 第17-26页 |
| ·The aim of vocabulary instruction | 第17-21页 |
| ·The aim of vocabulary instruction | 第17-18页 |
| ·Vocabulary selection | 第18-19页 |
| ·The mastery of vocabulary | 第19-21页 |
| ·The role of context | 第21-22页 |
| ·Vocabulary instruction | 第22-26页 |
| ·The need of instruction | 第22-24页 |
| ·Elements of vocabulary instruction | 第24-26页 |
| ·Strategies of vocabulary learning and teaching | 第26-29页 |
| ·Cognitive and metacognitive | 第26-27页 |
| ·Key-word strategy (or Mnemonic Techniques) | 第27-28页 |
| ·Brown and Payne's Five Essential Steps | 第28页 |
| ·Penny's proposals | 第28页 |
| ·Schmitt's Taxonomy | 第28-29页 |
| ·Allen's Communication Method | 第29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Three Vocabulary Instruction in Different Teaching Approaches | 第30-38页 |
| ·The Grammar-Translation Method | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Audio-lingual Method | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Oral Approach and Situational Language Teaching | 第33-34页 |
| ·Communicative Language Teaching | 第34-37页 |
| ·The features of communication activities that encourage vocabulary learning | 第35-36页 |
| ·The choice and placement of vocabulary in communication activities | 第36-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Four Vocabulary Instruction in the Selected Textbooks | 第38-53页 |
| ·The principles of textbook assessment | 第38-39页 |
| ·The role of coursebooks (advantages and disadvantages) | 第38-39页 |
| ·Principles of coursebook assessment | 第39页 |
| ·The principles of vocabulary component evaluation | 第39-41页 |
| ·The purpose of vocabulary component evaluation | 第39-40页 |
| ·The principles of vocabulary component evaluation | 第40-41页 |
| ·Evaluating vocabulary in the four selected coursebooks | 第41-51页 |
| ·The arrangement of the coursebooks | 第42-49页 |
| ·Xu Guozhang' English | 第42-44页 |
| ·New English 900 | 第44-46页 |
| ·New Concept English | 第46-47页 |
| ·Communicative English for Chinese Learners (CECL) | 第47-49页 |
| ·Analysis of vocabulary development in the four coursebooks | 第49-51页 |
| ·Recommendations | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion and Recommendations | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-59页 |
