中文摘要：全球化使得学好英语的必要性不断上升，加之前所未有的就业压力，英语学习对大学生越来越重要。词汇学习是英语学习的基本和必要阶段，而词汇呈现是词汇学习的第一步。相当多的研究测试了有效保持词汇记忆的词汇呈现方式。然而，少量研究将当代大学生所用的词汇呈现方式纳入考虑并且通过实验测试了日常使用词汇呈现方式的效果。

本文试图得出大学生常用的词汇呈现方式对短时和长时词汇记忆的影响，以及日常使用的效果。本文共测试了三种词汇呈现方式，分别为语义呈现方式，构词法呈现方式和猜词呈现方式。

在仔细的实验和分析后，本文发现：构词法呈现方式对短时和长时词汇记忆和日常词汇学习最为有效；语义呈现方式对短时和长时词汇记忆和日常词汇学习的效果最差。

基于此，本文认为能够激活学习过程并且使学习者真正参与到学习过程中的词汇呈现方式能够帮助学习者更有效地学习单词。

关键词：语义呈现单词；构词法呈现单词；猜词呈现单词；短时词汇记忆；长时词汇记忆

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 Research Background-1

1.2 Purpose of the Study-1

1.3 Significance of the Study-2

2. Literature Review-3

2.1 Related Terms-3

2.1.1 Definition of Vocabulary Presentation-3

2.1.2 Definition of Vocabulary Retention-3

2.1.3 Classification of Vocabulary Presentations-3

2.1.4 Problems in Prolonging Vocabulary Retention-4

2.1.5 Methods of Improving Vocabulary Retention-5

2.2 Related Theories-5

2.3 Related Studies-6

2.3.1 Studies on Effects of Vocabulary Presentations on Vocabulary Retention Abroad-6

2.3.2 Studies on Effects of Vocabulary Presentations on Vocabulary Retention at Home-6

2.4 Summary-7

3. Research Design-9

3.1 Participants-9

3.2 Instruments-9

3.2.1 Questionnaire-9

3.2.2 Tests-9

3.2.3 Interviews-9

3.2.4 Statistic Tools for Data Analysis-9

3.3 Procedures-10

4. Data Analysis-12

4.1 Retention Performance of the Immediate Post-test-12

4.2 Retention Performance of the Delayed Post-test-14

4.3 Comparison between the Results of these Two Tests-16

4.4 Retention Performance of the Final Test-17

5. Discussion-20

5.1 Possible Causes-20

5.1.1 Activation of Vocabulary Learning-20

5.1.2 Internalization of Vocabulary Learning-20

5.2 Suggestions for Vocabulary Learning-21

6. Conclusion-22

6.1 Major Findings of this Thesis-22

6.2 Limitations-22

6.3 Implications for Further Study-22

References-24

Appendix I-26

Appendix II-27

Appendix III-32

Appendix IV-40

Appendix V-41