| Introduction | 第1-11页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第11-34页 |
| ·Defining Incidental Vocabulary Learning (IVL) | 第11-12页 |
| ·Studies on IVL through Reading | 第12-24页 |
| ·Problems Pertinent to IVL through Reading | 第13-16页 |
| ·The Necessity for IVL through Reading | 第16-18页 |
| ·Factors Promoting IVL through Reading | 第18-24页 |
| ·Factors That Promote IVL | 第18-20页 |
| ·Factors to Be Discussed in This Study | 第20-24页 |
| ·The Theoretical Basis for This Study | 第24-32页 |
| ·Memory | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Battle against Forgetting | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Role of Attention and Schmidt’s Noticing Theory | 第27-29页 |
| ·Connectionism and L2 Vocabulary Acquisition | 第29-30页 |
| ·Depth of Processing and Elaboration | 第30-31页 |
| ·Involvement Load Hypothesis | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Analysis of Previous Literature and the Proposal of Research Questions | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Two Method and Procedure | 第34-47页 |
| ·Objectives of the Experiment | 第34-35页 |
| ·Subjects | 第35页 |
| ·Materials | 第35-40页 |
| ·Reading Materials | 第35-37页 |
| ·Target Words | 第37-39页 |
| ·Testing Materials | 第39-40页 |
| ·What Knowledge of Vocabulary was Tested | 第40-41页 |
| ·Experimental Procedures | 第41-42页 |
| ·Scoring | 第42页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第42-47页 |
| ·Data in Recognition Task | 第42-43页 |
| ·Retention of Meaning of Words in Isolation | 第43-45页 |
| ·Retention of Meaning of Words in Context | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Delayed Test: Meaning in Isolation | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter Three Results Analysis and Discussions | 第47-60页 |
| ·Statistical Analysis | 第47-52页 |
| ·Immediate Tests | 第47-52页 |
| ·Recognition | 第47-48页 |
| ·Pre-knowledge | 第48-49页 |
| ·Dictionary Use | 第49-51页 |
| ·Incidental Learning: Knowledge of Target Words in Isolation | 第51页 |
| ·Incidental Learning: Knowledge of Target Words in Context | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Delayed Test | 第52页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第52-53页 |
| ·Discussions | 第53-57页 |
| ·Reoccurrence: A Factor to Call Attention | 第53-54页 |
| ·Effects of Marginal Glosses | 第54-55页 |
| ·Dictionary Use | 第55-56页 |
| ·Effects of Inferred and Given Meaning on the Long-term Retention | 第56-57页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations of the Experiment | 第58-60页 |
| Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
| Appendix | 第65-71页 |
| Appendix I The Altered Reading Passage | 第65-68页 |
| Appendix II Immediate Tests | 第68-70页 |
| Appendix III The Delayed Test | 第70-71页 |
| English Abstract | 第71-74页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第74-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77-78页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第78页 |