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Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Research questions
1.3 Significance of the study
1.4 The organization of the thesis
Chapter 2 Literature review
2.1 Vocabulary learning strategies
2.2 Memory strategies
2.2.1 Definition of memory strategies
2.2.2 Classification of memory strategies
2.2.3 Empirical studies on memory strategies
2.2.4 Present research in China
2.2.5 Summary
2.3 Previous research on association strategies
2.3.1 Strategies directly named as “association strategies”
2.3.2 Strategies having the same essence as association strategies
2.3.3 Strategies named as “elaboration strategies”
2.3.4 Summary
2.4 The analytic framework of association strategies in this study
2.4.1 Definition of association strategies
2.4.2 Theoretical basis of association strategies
2.4.3 Classification of association strategies
2.4.4 Summary
2.5 Association strategy training
2.5.1 Necessity of strategy training
2.5.2 Association strategy training abroad and in China
2.6 Summary
Chapter 3 Research method
3.1 Research questions and hypotheses
3.1.1 Research questions
3.1.2 Hypotheses of the study
3.2 Subjects
3.3 Variables
3.4 Test instruments
3.5 Materials for strategy training
3.6 Procedures
3.6.1 Pretest
3.6.2 Strategy training
3.6.3 Posttest
3.6.4 Delayed posttest
Chapter 4 Results
4.1 Results of the pretest
4.1.1 The proficiency test
4.1.2 The pretest of word knowledge
4.1.3 The questionnaire
4.2 Results of the posttest
4.2.1 Six sub-tests
4.2.2 The overall posttest of word knowledge
4.2.3 The test of 10 difficult words
4.2.4 Strategy awareness
4.2.5 Interest and confidence in word memorization
4.3 Results of the delayed test
4.3.1 The overall delayed test of word knowledge
4.3.2 Differences between successful and unsuccessful learners
4.3.3 Results of the interview
Chapter 5 Discussion
5.1 The role of association strategies as a whole category
5.2 The role of six individual association strategies
5.3 Difference between successful and unsuccessful learners
5.4 Strategy awareness
5.5 Change of interest and confidence in vocabulary learning
Chapter 6 Conclusion
6.1 Major findings
6.2 Implications
6.2.1 Practical implications
6.2.2 Methodological implications
6.3 Limitations of the study
6.4 Recommendations for further research
Bibliography
Appendix 1: The proficiency test paper
Appendix 2: The questionnaire about MSs and attitudes toward word memorization
Appendix 3: The pretest paper of word knowledge
Appendix 4: The test paper of 500 words
Appendix 5: The sub-test papers of word knowledge
Appendix 6: The overall posttest paper of word knowledge
Appendix 7: The test paper of 10 difficult words
Appendix 8: The overall delayed test paper of word knowledge
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