| Abstract | 第9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 The Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-32页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Related Concepts | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2 The Types and Characteristics of Educational Games | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on the Use of Games in School Education Abroad and at Home | 第20-27页 |
| 2.3.1Studies on educational games abroad | 第20-23页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies on educational games in China | 第23-27页 |
| 2.4 Previous Studies on Educational Games in Foreign Language Teaching | 第27-31页 |
| 2.4.1 An overview of educational games in foreign language teaching | 第27-30页 |
| 2.4.2 Educational games in vocabulary teaching | 第30-31页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations | 第32-37页 |
| 3.1 Constructivism Learning Theory and Its Implications | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 Wittgenstein's “Language Game Theory”and Its Implications | 第33-36页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第37-54页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第37页 |
| 4.2 Participants | 第37-38页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第38-39页 |
| 4.3.1 English proficiency test | 第38页 |
| 4.3.2 English vocabulary tests | 第38页 |
| 4.3.3 Interview | 第38-39页 |
| 4.3.4 Questionnaires | 第39页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedures | 第39-53页 |
| 4.4.1 Pretests | 第40-41页 |
| 4.4.2 The process of vocabulary teaching | 第41页 |
| 4.4.3 Educational games used in vocabulary teaching | 第41-49页 |
| 4.4.4 Teaching procedures | 第49-51页 |
| 4.4.5 Concrete teaching examples of vocabulary teaching | 第51-52页 |
| 4.4.6 Post-tests | 第52-53页 |
| 4.5 Data Collection and Analysis | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第54-66页 |
| 5.1 Results for the Teaching Effect of Educational Games | 第54-59页 |
| 5.1.1 The analysis of testing scores for proficiency | 第54-56页 |
| 5.1.2 The analysis of testing scores for vocabulary | 第56-57页 |
| 5.1.3 The analysis of the questionnaire for students' application effect | 第57-59页 |
| 5.2 Results for Students’ Learning Interest | 第59-64页 |
| 5.2.1 General analysis of the interviews for students | 第59-60页 |
| 5.2.2 General analysis of the interviews for teachers | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2.3 The results of students' interest on educational games in English vocabulary teaching | 第61-64页 |
| 5.3.The Analysis of This Study Related to Previous Studies | 第64-65页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第66-70页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第66-67页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第67-68页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Research | 第68页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Further Research | 第68-70页 |
| References | 第70-72页 |
| Appendixes | 第72-87页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ A Paper Test for Proficiency | 第72-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Questionaire1 | 第76-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ A Test Paper of Vocabulary | 第78-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Interviews for Students & Teachers | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Questionaire2 | 第82-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ A Proficiency Test Paper for Post-test | 第84-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87页 |
