| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Research background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research objective | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research significance | 第16-17页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| ·Previous researches on vocabulary presentation | 第18-22页 |
| ·The definitions of vocabulary presentation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous studies on vocabulary presentation abroad and in China | 第19-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22页 |
| ·Previous researches on multimedia assisted vocabulary teaching | 第22-28页 |
| ·The definitions and environment of multimedia | 第22-23页 |
| ·Advantages of multimedia in language teaching | 第23-25页 |
| ·Related studies on multimedia assisted English vocabulary teaching abroad and in China | 第25-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-39页 |
| ·Information processing theory | 第28-31页 |
| ·Three stages of the memory process | 第28页 |
| ·Three phases of memory | 第28-30页 |
| ·Some related studies | 第30-31页 |
| ·Summary and implication on vocabulary presentation | 第31页 |
| ·Dual coding theory | 第31-35页 |
| ·Brief introduction to DCT | 第32-33页 |
| ·Related studies | 第33-35页 |
| ·Summary and implication on vocabulary presentation | 第35页 |
| ·Constructivist learning theory | 第35-39页 |
| ·Main ideas of constructivism | 第35-36页 |
| ·Constructivist learning environment | 第36-37页 |
| ·Implication on the vocabulary teaching in China | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第39-53页 |
| ·Brief introduction to the research | 第39-40页 |
| ·Research questions and hypotheses | 第40页 |
| ·Subjects | 第40-41页 |
| ·Variables | 第41-43页 |
| ·Independent variable and dependent variable | 第41页 |
| ·Control variable | 第41-42页 |
| ·Moderator variable and intervening variable | 第42-43页 |
| ·Target words | 第43-44页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第44-46页 |
| ·Pretests of target words | 第44页 |
| ·Vocabulary tests | 第44-45页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第45-46页 |
| ·Experiment procedure | 第46-50页 |
| ·Schedule of the experiment | 第46页 |
| ·Stages of the experiment | 第46-47页 |
| ·Vocabulary teaching experiment | 第47-50页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第50-51页 |
| ·Collection | 第50-51页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第53-66页 |
| ·Analysis of tests | 第53-61页 |
| ·Analyses of pre-test | 第53-54页 |
| ·Analyses of the tests on different presentation modes | 第54-57页 |
| ·Comparisons of the two tests on each presentation mode | 第57-58页 |
| ·Comparisons of the memory-fading tendencies of the two modes | 第58-59页 |
| ·Analyses of the questionnaire surveys | 第59-61页 |
| ·Findings and discussions | 第61-64页 |
| ·Findings and discussions of the tests results | 第61-63页 |
| ·Findings and discussions of the questionnaire results | 第63-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第66-71页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第66-67页 |
| ·Implications for English vocabulary teaching | 第67-68页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第68-69页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第69-71页 |
| References | 第71-75页 |
| Appendices | 第75-93页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Pre-test | 第75-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Vocabulary selection | 第82-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Vocabulary teaching materials | 第83-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Vocabulary tests papers | 第85-87页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Questionnaires of vocabulary learning | 第87-89页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Questionnaire of the two presentation modes | 第89-90页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ Achievements scores | 第90-92页 |
| Appendix Ⅷ Questionnaire scores | 第92-93页 |
