| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第8页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Research background | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance and purposes of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-31页 |
| ·Incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第14-18页 |
| ·Definitions of incidental vocabulary acquisition (IVA) | 第14-15页 |
| ·Incidental vs. Intentional vocabulary learning | 第15-17页 |
| ·Incidental and Intentional Learning vs. Implicit and Explicit Learning | 第17-18页 |
| ·Factors affecting IVA through reading | 第18-21页 |
| ·Reading proficiency and IVA | 第18页 |
| ·Word exposure and IVA | 第18-19页 |
| ·Marginal glosses and IVA | 第19页 |
| ·Dictionary use and IVA | 第19页 |
| ·Learning strategy and IVA | 第19-20页 |
| ·Vocabulary size and IVA | 第20页 |
| ·Reading requirements and tasks and IVA | 第20-21页 |
| ·Empirical studies on IVA through reading abroad and at home | 第21-28页 |
| ·Some main research and findings abroad | 第21-24页 |
| ·Some main research and findings at home | 第24-28页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第28-31页 |
| ·Input Hypothesis | 第28页 |
| ·The Involvement Load Hypothesis (ILH) | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第31-38页 |
| ·Research questions | 第31页 |
| ·Subjects | 第31-32页 |
| ·Instruments | 第32-33页 |
| ·Vocabulary Level Test | 第32页 |
| ·Vocabulary Tests | 第32页 |
| ·Semi-structured interview | 第32-33页 |
| ·Materials | 第33-34页 |
| ·Reading materials | 第33页 |
| ·Target words | 第33-34页 |
| ·Scoring | 第34页 |
| ·Experimental procedure | 第34-36页 |
| ·Vocabulary Level Test | 第34-35页 |
| ·Pilot study | 第35页 |
| ·Main study | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第36-38页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第38-47页 |
| ·Can freshmen acquire vocabulary incidentally through reading? | 第38-40页 |
| ·Do different reading tasks affect their IVA? | 第40-43页 |
| ·Relationship between vocabulary size and the incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading for freshmen | 第43-47页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion and Implications | 第47-51页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第47-48页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications for English teaching | 第48-50页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for the future research | 第50-51页 |
| References | 第51-55页 |
| Appendix A Testing Materials for Selecting Tatget Words in pilot study | 第55-57页 |
| Appendix B Vocabulary Level Test | 第57-58页 |
| Appendix C Immediate Vocabulary Test | 第58-59页 |
| Appendix D Delayed Vocabulary Test | 第59-60页 |
| Appendix E 作者在攻读硕士学位期间公开发表的论文及科研情况 | 第60页 |
