| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Statement of Authorship | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第9-10页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Motivation for the Research | 第11-14页 |
| ·Problems that junior middle school students meet in vocabulary learning | 第11-12页 |
| ·Necessity of strategy development | 第12-13页 |
| ·A greater need of first year junior middle school students' vocabulary strategy training | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-33页 |
| ·Introduction | 第17页 |
| ·Some factors affecting vocabulary acquisition and retention | 第17-21页 |
| ·Strategies for vocabulary learning | 第21-32页 |
| ·Definition of vocabulary learning strategies | 第21页 |
| ·Classification of vocabulary learning strategies | 第21-26页 |
| ·Previous studies on vocabulary learning strategies | 第26-32页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第33-37页 |
| ·Introduction | 第33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33页 |
| ·Instruments | 第33-35页 |
| ·Data collection | 第35页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第37-57页 |
| ·Introduction | 第37页 |
| ·Categories of vocabulary learning strategies used most and least frequently by the learners in the study | 第37-38页 |
| ·Strategy use of each category of vocabulary learning strategies | 第38-55页 |
| ·Use of Determination Strategies | 第38-44页 |
| ·Use of Social Strategies | 第44-47页 |
| ·Use of Memory Strategies and Cognitive Strategies | 第47-53页 |
| ·Use of Metacognitive Strategies | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions and Implications | 第57-70页 |
| ·Introduction | 第57页 |
| ·Findings | 第57-58页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第58-68页 |
| ·Raise awareness of strategy use in vocabulary learning | 第58-59页 |
| ·Encourage the development of effective strategies | 第59-67页 |
| ·Consider individual differences in strategy choice | 第67-68页 |
| ·Integrate and develop alternative modes and strategies of vocabulary learning to meet different vocabulary learning tasks | 第68页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第68-70页 |
| References | 第70-79页 |
| APPENDICES | 第79-86页 |
