| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 The organization of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-30页 |
| 2.1 Vocabulary | 第13-17页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of vocabulary | 第13-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Definition of vocabulary learning strategies | 第15页 |
| 2.1.3 Studies on vocabulary learning strategies | 第15-17页 |
| 2.2 Association strategies | 第17-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of association strategies | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.2 Classification of association strategies | 第18-23页 |
| 2.2.3 Related studies on association strategies abroad and at home | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 The application of association strategies to vocabulary teaching | 第24-27页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous studies on association strategies abroad | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous studies on association strategies at home | 第25-27页 |
| 2.4 Cognitive support for association strategies | 第27-29页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第30-41页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第30页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第31-33页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3.2 Tests | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3.3 Interview | 第33页 |
| 3.3.4 SPSS software 19.0 | 第33页 |
| 3.4 Research procedures | 第33-34页 |
| 3.5 Teaching procedures | 第34-41页 |
| 3.5.1 Teaching procedures in the CC | 第34-35页 |
| 3.5.2 Teaching procedures in the EC | 第35-41页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第41-53页 |
| 4.1 Analysis and discussion of questionnaires in the EC and the CC | 第41-46页 |
| 4.1.1 Comparison of the results of the EC and the CC in the pre-questionnaire | 第41-42页 |
| 4.1.2 Comparison of the results of the EC and the CC in the post-questionnaire | 第42-43页 |
| 4.1.3 Comparison of the results of the questionnaires in the EC | 第43-44页 |
| 4.1.4 Comparison of the results of the questionnaires in the CC | 第44-46页 |
| 4.2 Analysis and discussion of the pre-test and the post-test | 第46-50页 |
| 4.2.1 Comparison of the results of the EC and the CC in the vocabulary pre-test | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2.2 Comparison of the results of the EC and the CC in the vocabulary post-test | 第47-48页 |
| 4.2.3 Comparison of the results of the EC in the vocabulary pre-test and post-test | 第48-49页 |
| 4.2.4 Comparison of the results of the CC in the vocabulary pre-test and post-test | 第49-50页 |
| 4.3 Analysis and discussion of interview | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第53-57页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第53-54页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第54-55页 |
| 5.3 Limitations | 第55-56页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for future study | 第56-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-61页 |
| AppendixⅠQuestionnaire | 第61-63页 |
| Appendix II Pre-test | 第63-67页 |
| Appendix III Post-test | 第67-71页 |
| Appendix IV Interview questions | 第71-72页 |
| Appendix V Scores of English vocabulary pre-test and post-test | 第72-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74-75页 |
| The list of the research papers published by author | 第75-76页 |
