| List of Figures and Tables | 第4-5页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| 1.1 Overview | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 The significance of the present study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Research orientation | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 Contents of this thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-19页 |
| 2.1 The definition of vocabulary | 第14页 |
| 2.2 What is presentation? | 第14-15页 |
| 2.3 What should be presented? And how should they be presented? | 第15-17页 |
| 2.4 Studies on English vocabulary teaching and learning | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第19-27页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical foundations for the present study | 第19-24页 |
| 3.1.1 Elaboration theory | 第19-21页 |
| 3.1.2 Mental lexicon | 第21-24页 |
| 3.2 Vocabulary presentation modes under investigation | 第24-25页 |
| 3.3 Variables to be investigated | 第25-26页 |
| 3.4 Specific research questions and hypotheses about the present study | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第27-32页 |
| 4.1 Design of the study | 第27-28页 |
| 4.2 Subjects selection | 第28-29页 |
| 4.3 Selection on the material of the experiments | 第29页 |
| 4.4 Experiment procedure | 第29-32页 |
| 4.4.1 Pretest (the pilot test) | 第29页 |
| 4.4.2 Stages and steps of the experiments | 第29-30页 |
| 4.4.3 The implementation of the tests | 第30页 |
| 4.4.4 The marking and scoring of the tests | 第30-31页 |
| 4.4.5 Methods for data analysis | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Major Findings of the Study | 第32-39页 |
| 5.1 Descriptive statistics of the two types of tests | 第32-33页 |
| 5.1.1 Descriptives of the short-term memory tests | 第32-33页 |
| 5.1.2 Descriptives of the long-term memory tests | 第33页 |
| 5.2 Comparisons of the short-term memory tests results | 第33-34页 |
| 5.3 Comparisons of the long-term memory tests results | 第34-35页 |
| 5.4 Comparisons between the two tests by using each presentation mode | 第35-37页 |
| 5.4.1 Comparison between the two tests by using Presentation Mode Ⅰ | 第35页 |
| 5.4.2 Comparison between the two tests by using Presentation Mode Ⅱ | 第35-36页 |
| 5.4.3 Comparison between the two tests by using Presentation Mode Ⅲ | 第36页 |
| 5.4.4 Comparisons of the memory-fading tendencies of the three modes | 第36-37页 |
| 5.5 Major findings of the study | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 6 Analyses and Conclusions | 第39-49页 |
| 6.1 Preliminary analyses on the major findings | 第39-44页 |
| 6.2 Conclusions and implications | 第44-46页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the present study | 第46-47页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for further study | 第47-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-53页 |
| Appendices | 第53-59页 |
| DECLARATION | 第59页 |
