Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Needs for the Present Research 1
1.2 The Objectives of the Research 3
1.3 Methodology Used in the Research 4
1.4 The Organization of the Book 5
Chapter 2 Vocabulary and Cognitive Psychology 7
2.1 What is Vocabulary 7
2.1.1 Features of English vocabulary 8
2.1.2 Vocabulary knowledge 9
2.1.3 The characteristics of word meaning 11
2.2 An Overview of the VTL Research 15
2.3 The Principles of Vocabulary Teaching 24
2.4 Cognitive Psychology 27
2.4.1 The experiential view 32
2.4.2 The prominence view 34
2.4.3 The attentional view 34
2.4.4 Information processing 35
2.5 The Application of Cognitive Psychology in SLA 38
2.5.1 Input processing theory 38
2.5.2 Noticing hypothesis 42
Chapter 3 Research Design 53
3.1 Research Questions 53
3.2 Rationale of the Method 54
3.3 Subjects,Instruments and Data Collection 57
3.4 Stages of the Research 60
Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion 71
4.1 Data Analysis 71
4.1.1 Analysis ofresults of the questionnaire 72
4.1.2 Analysis of results of the pretest 78
4.1.3 Analysis of results of the posttest 82
4.2 Discussion 86
4.2.1 The principles of cognitive approach to VTL 87
4.2.2 The advantages of cognitive approach to VTL 93
4.3 Summary 97
Chapter 5 Conclusion 134
5.1 Findings and Implications of the Research 134
5.2 Limitations of the Research and Suggestions for FurtherResearches 136
AppendixⅠ 139
AppendixⅡ 141
AppendixⅢ 144
References 147