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Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter1 Necessity of vocabulary mnemonic techniques
1.1The importance of vocabulary mnemonic techniques
1.2Differences between English words and Chinese characters
Chapter2 Literature review
2.1 Lexical presentation
2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of three mnemonic devices
2.3 Present research in China
2.4 Overview of reading aloud
2.5 The aim of the thesis
Chapter 3 Reading aloud technique and word memory
3.1 The model of information processing
3.2 The neural transmission of reading aloud
3.3 Three stimuli help word memory
3.4 Reading aloud asks concentration, which helps memory
3.5 Reading aloud repeatedly helps memory
Chapter 4 Special significance of reading aloud for Chinese learners
4.1 Chinese belief of word learning
4.2 Chinese preference on word processing
4.3 English as a foreign language in China
Chapter 5 Interviews
5.1Subjects
5.2.Data collection
5.3.Analyses
5.4.Discussion
Chapter 6 A Questionnaire study
6.1Subjects
6.2Research design
6.3Results and discussion
Chapter7 A Quasi-experimental study
7.1Design of the study
7.2Preliminary study
7.3Main study
7.4Results and discussion
Chapter8 Conclusion
8.1Major findings
8.2Implications
8.3Recommendations for future research
Bibliography
Appendix1:Interviews
Appendix2:Questionnaire
Appendix3:Words in the preliminary study
Appendix4:The article used in the main study of the quasi-exeperiment
Appendix5:The test paper of the immediate visual and the delayed visual test
