| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-12页 |
| List of figure and Tables | 第12-13页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第13-15页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第15-31页 |
| ·Theories on Motivation | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Definition of Motivation | 第15-17页 |
| ·Theories on Improving Students’ Motivation in Language Learning | 第17-19页 |
| ·Theories on Vocabulary Learning and Teaching | 第19-26页 |
| ·Vocabulary and Its Importance | 第19页 |
| ·Process of Knowing a Vocabulary Item | 第19-22页 |
| ·Techniques of Vocabulary Teaching and Learning | 第22-26页 |
| ·Theories on Using Games in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning | 第26-31页 |
| ·The Definition of Games | 第26页 |
| ·The Features of Games in Language Class | 第26-28页 |
| ·Games in Vocabulary Teaching and Learning | 第28-31页 |
| 3 An Action Research Design on Vocabulary Teaching through Games | 第31-41页 |
| ·The Rationale for Carrying out the Action Research | 第31-32页 |
| ·Identification of the Problems | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Teacher’s Problems | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Students’ Problems | 第33-34页 |
| ·Description of the Subjects and the Program | 第34页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第34-41页 |
| ·Preliminary Investigation: Interview and Questionnaire | 第34-35页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第35-36页 |
| ·Planned Actions | 第36-38页 |
| ·Instruments | 第38-41页 |
| 4 Research Report and the Analysis of Results | 第41-69页 |
| ·Application of the Planned Actions | 第41-61页 |
| ·Weekly Reports | 第42-58页 |
| ·Measures Taken in the Implementation of Planned Actions | 第58-61页 |
| ·Analysis of the Results | 第61-67页 |
| ·Analysis of the Questionnaires | 第61-65页 |
| ·Analysis of the Vocabulary Test Results | 第65-67页 |
| ·Summary of the Outcomes of the Planned Actions | 第67-69页 |
| 5 Reflections | 第69-75页 |
| ·Answers to the Research Questions | 第69-70页 |
| ·Implications for Future Teaching | 第70-74页 |
| ·Limitations of the Action Research | 第74-75页 |
| References | 第75-78页 |
| Appendices | 第78-93页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: Pre-questionnaire | 第78-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: Post-questionnaire | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ：Outline of the Interview | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ: Pretest | 第81-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ: Post-test | 第83-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ: One Lesson Plan for Unit Eight | 第85-87页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ: One Classroom Observation Record of Unit 12 | 第87-89页 |
| Appendix Ⅷ: One Lesson Plan for Unit 14 | 第89-90页 |
| Appendix Ⅸ: Twelve Games Used in the Action Research | 第90-93页 |
