| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the research | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-25页 |
| 2.1 Terms and Basic Concepts | 第15-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Category and Categorization | 第15页 |
| 2.1.2 Basic Level Categories | 第15-18页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Foundations | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Rosch's Basic Level Category Theory | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Bruner's Cognitive Learning Theory | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.3 Ausubel's Cognitive Learning Theory | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies of categorization-based vocabulary teaching | 第21-25页 |
| 2.3.1 The previous studies abroad | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3.2 The previous study at home | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第25-32页 |
| 3.1 Objectives | 第25页 |
| 3.2 Research Questions | 第25页 |
| 3.3 Research Design | 第25-32页 |
| 3.3.1 Participants | 第25-26页 |
| 3.3.2 Instruments | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3.3 Treatment | 第27-31页 |
| 3.3.4 Data collection and analysis | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第32-40页 |
| 4.1 Effects of basic level categorization-based teaching method on vocabulary breadth | 第32-35页 |
| 4.1.1 Comparison between experimental class and control class in pre-test | 第32-33页 |
| 4.1.2 Comparison between experimental class and control class in post-test | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.3 Comparison between pre-test and post-test in control class | 第34页 |
| 4.1.4 Comparison between the pre-test and post-test in experimental class | 第34-35页 |
| 4.2 Effects of basic level categorization-based teaching method on vocabulary depth | 第35-38页 |
| 4.2.1 Comparison between experimental class and control class in pre-test | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2.2 Comparison between experimental class and control class in post-test | 第36页 |
| 4.2.3 Comparison between pre-test and post-test in control class | 第36-37页 |
| 4.2.4 Comparison between pre-test and post-test in experimental class | 第37-38页 |
| 4.3 The analysis of interview | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第40-44页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第40-41页 |
| 5.2 Implications for vocabulary teaching | 第41-42页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of and suggestions for the research | 第42-44页 |
| References | 第44-48页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Vocabulary Level Test | 第48-50页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Vocabulary Level Test | 第50-52页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Word Associates Test | 第52-54页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Word Associates Test | 第54-56页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Scores of Vocabulary Level Test | 第56-58页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Scores of Word Associate Test | 第58-60页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ Interview | 第60-61页 |
