| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第8-9页 |
| List of Abbreviation | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Importance of vocabulary learning and teaching | 第10页 |
| ·Significance and purpose of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Main characteristics of adult English learners | 第11页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第13-21页 |
| ·Word and vocabulary knowledge | 第13-14页 |
| ·Major studies on vocabulary teaching strategies abroad and at home | 第14-17页 |
| ·Major studies on vocabulary teaching strategies abroad | 第14-16页 |
| ·Major studies on vocabulary teaching strategies at home | 第16-17页 |
| ·Explicit and implicit vocabulary learning and teaching strategies abroad and at home | 第17-20页 |
| ·Explicit and implicit vocabulary learning and teaching strategies abroad | 第17-18页 |
| ·Explicit and implicit vocabulary learning and teaching strategies at home | 第18-20页 |
| ·The main studies on adult learners’English learning and teaching | 第20页 |
| ·Summary | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical background of the study | 第21-29页 |
| ·Depth of Processing Hypothesis | 第21页 |
| ·Krashen’s Input Hypothesis Model of L2 learning | 第21-22页 |
| ·Krashen’s Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis | 第22-23页 |
| ·Three main vocabulary teaching strategies | 第23-24页 |
| ·The distinction between explicit and implicit vocabulary teaching | 第24-27页 |
| ·The relationship between the three theories and the present study | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Research design | 第29-38页 |
| ·Research questions | 第29页 |
| ·Participants | 第29-30页 |
| ·Materials | 第30页 |
| ·Instruments | 第30-34页 |
| ·The vocabulary knowledge scale (VKS) and The VKS scoring categorizes | 第30-32页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第32-33页 |
| ·Tests | 第33-34页 |
| ·Research procedure | 第34-37页 |
| ·Pretest | 第34页 |
| ·Teaching practice | 第34-36页 |
| ·Vocabulary posttests | 第36页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data collection | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and discussions | 第38-49页 |
| ·Results and findings of pretest | 第38-39页 |
| ·Results and findings of posttest1 (the immediate test) | 第39-40页 |
| ·Results and findings of posttest2 (the delayed test) | 第40-41页 |
| ·Results of breadth of target vocabulary knowledge | 第41-42页 |
| ·Results of depth of target vocabulary knowledge | 第42-44页 |
| ·Results of questionnaires | 第44-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第49-53页 |
| ·Findings of the study | 第49-50页 |
| ·Implications for adult vocabulary teaching | 第50-51页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-57页 |
| AppendixⅠ | 第57-58页 |
| AppendixⅡ | 第58页 |
| AppendixⅢ | 第58-59页 |
| AppendixⅣ | 第59-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61页 |
