| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第13-17页 |
| ·Research rationale | 第13-15页 |
| ·Research questions | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-34页 |
| ·Vocabulary knowledge and learning | 第18-20页 |
| ·Incidental vocabulary learning | 第20-23页 |
| ·Incidental and intentional learning | 第20-21页 |
| ·Direct and indirect learning | 第21-22页 |
| ·Implicit and explicit learning | 第22-23页 |
| ·Incidental vocabulary learning through reading | 第23-34页 |
| ·Conditions for successful IVL | 第24-26页 |
| ·Threshold for successful IVL | 第24-25页 |
| ·Comprehensible input and pregnant contexts | 第25-26页 |
| ·Empirical evidence of IVL research in L1 and L2 | 第26-30页 |
| ·Research on effects of marginal gloss, dictionary use and vocabulary size on IVL | 第30-34页 |
| CHAPTER 3 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS | 第34-41页 |
| ·Information Processing Model | 第34-36页 |
| ·Noticing theory | 第36-37页 |
| ·Depth-of-Processing Hypothesis and Involvement Load Hypothesis | 第37-41页 |
| CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY | 第41-47页 |
| ·Research design | 第41页 |
| ·Subjects | 第41-42页 |
| ·Instrumentation | 第42-44页 |
| ·Reading text | 第42-43页 |
| ·Target words | 第43页 |
| ·Two tests | 第43-44页 |
| ·A test of vocabulary size | 第44页 |
| ·Procedures | 第44-46页 |
| ·Scoring | 第46页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第46-47页 |
| CHAPTER 5 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS | 第47-67页 |
| ·Results | 第47-60页 |
| ·The impact of reading situations on IVL | 第47-57页 |
| ·The results of the immediate test | 第47-53页 |
| ·The results of the delayed test | 第53-54页 |
| ·Comparison of the two tests | 第54-57页 |
| ·The impact of vocabulary size on IVL | 第57-60页 |
| ·Discussions | 第60-67页 |
| ·The impact of reading situations on IVL | 第60-65页 |
| ·The IVL gain difference among the three groups | 第60-62页 |
| ·The IVL gain difference between words looked up and words glossed in the margin | 第62-63页 |
| ·The retention rate difference among the three groups | 第63-65页 |
| ·The impact of vocabulary size on IVL | 第65-67页 |
| CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS | 第67-72页 |
| ·Summary of the findings | 第67-68页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第68-70页 |
| ·Limitations and recommendations for future study | 第70-72页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第72-78页 |
| Appendix I Reading passage for the MG group | 第78-80页 |
| Appendix II Reading passage for the D group and the C group | 第80-82页 |
| Appendix III Immediate vocabulary test for the MG group and the C group | 第82-83页 |
| Appendix IV Immediate Vocabulary Test for the D group | 第83-84页 |
| APPENDIX V Delayed Vocabulary Test | 第84-85页 |
| Appendix VI Vocabulary Size Test | 第85-87页 |
