Chapter One Cross-language Competition in Bilingual Semantic Pro- cessing: an Investigation on the Non-effects of Work-ing Memory Capacity 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Proposals and Relevant Major Findings 3. The Study 4. General Discussion and Conclusion Chapter Two Exploring the Effects of Frequency and Language Proficiency on the Representation of Formulaic Sequence in the L2 Mental Lexicon 1. Introduction 2. Review of Central Ideas and Relevant Researches 3. The Present Study 4. Results and Analyses 5. Discussion 6. Conclusions and Implications Chapter Three A Correlation Study on the Spatial Preposition: the Case of Over 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review of Related Theories and Empirical Studies 3. Semantic Analysis of Spatial Over 4. The Current Correlation Study 5. Discussion and Conclusion Chapter Four A Preliminary Study on the Effects of Functional Geometric Approach on the Learning of English Spatial Prepositions: the Case of In and On 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 3. Functional Geometric Analysis of In and On 4. The Current Study 5. Discussion and Conclusion Chapter Five Processing Depth Effects on Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition for Young Learners in China 1. Introduction 2. Review of Relevant Literature 3. The Current Study 4. Results 5. Discussion 6. Conclusions and Implications Chapter Six An Investigation into Chinese Freshmen's Memory Strategy Use 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 3. Research Questions and Method 4. Results and Discussions 5. Findings and Implications 6. Conclusion Chapter Seven Reading Proficiency and Learning Strategies of Col- lege Students in China 1. Introduction 2. Central Ideas 3. The Current Study 4. Conclusion Chapter Eight Reducing EFL Learners' Anxiety in Oral English Class 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 3. The Study 4. Results and Discussions 5. Conclusion References