| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第8-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Research | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-37页 |
| 2.1 Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition | 第19-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous Researches on Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2 Annotation | 第24-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Definitions of Annotation | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Functions of Annotation | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.3 Previous Researches on the Effects of Annotation upon Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3 Multimedia Annotation | 第28-32页 |
| 2.3.1 Forms of Multimedia Annotation and its Functions | 第28-29页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous Researches on the Effects of Multimedia Annotation upon Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition | 第29-32页 |
| 2.4 Annotation Locations | 第32-36页 |
| 2.4.1 Types of Annotation Locations | 第32-33页 |
| 2.4.2 Previous Researches on the Effects of Different Presentation Locationsof Annotation upon Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition | 第33-36页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第37-45页 |
| 3.1 Schmidt’s Noticing Hypothesis Theory | 第37-40页 |
| 3.2 Mayer’s Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning | 第40-45页 |
| 3.2.1 Theoretical Assumptions | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2.2 Cognitive Processes in the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning | 第42-43页 |
| 3.2.3 Principles for the Multimedia Learning | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第45-63页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2 Subjects | 第46-48页 |
| 4.3 Materials | 第48-52页 |
| 4.3.1 Reading Materials | 第48-49页 |
| 4.3.2 Target Words | 第49-52页 |
| 4.4 Instruments | 第52-57页 |
| 4.4.1 English Vocabulary Level Test | 第52-53页 |
| 4.4.2 Vocabulary Knowledge Scale | 第53-56页 |
| 4.4.3 Interview | 第56-57页 |
| 4.5 Research Procedures | 第57-61页 |
| 4.5.1 The Preparation of the Study | 第58页 |
| 4.5.2 The Pilot Study | 第58-59页 |
| 4.5.3 The Main Study | 第59-61页 |
| 4.6 Data Collection and Analysis | 第61页 |
| 4.7 Summary | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussions | 第63-77页 |
| 5.1 Results and Discussions of the Immediate Test of Vocabulary Knowledge Scale | 第63-68页 |
| 5.1.1 Results of the Immediate Test of Vocabulary Knowledge Scale | 第63-66页 |
| 5.1.2 Discussions on the Results of the Immediate Test of Vocabulary Knowledge Scale | 第66-68页 |
| 5.2. Results and Discussions of the Delayed Test of Vocabulary Knowledge Scale | 第68-72页 |
| 5.2.1 Results of the Delayed Test of Vocabulary Knowledge Scale | 第68-71页 |
| 5.2.2 Discussions on the Results of the Delayed Test of Vocabulary Knowledge Scale | 第71-72页 |
| 5.3 Results and Discussions of the Interview | 第72-76页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第76-77页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第77-83页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第77-78页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第78-80页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第80-83页 |
| References | 第83-89页 |
| Appendices | 第89-107页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Reading Materials in a Multimedia Environment | 第89-90页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Vocabulary Level Test | 第90-94页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ The Immediate Test of VKS | 第94-98页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ The Delayed Test of VKS | 第98-102页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Interview Questions | 第102-103页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Multimedia Annotation with Text and Picture | 第103-106页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ Samples of Multimedia Annotations in different presentationlocations | 第106-107页 |
