| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Research significance and purpose | 第11页 |
| 1.3 The overall structure of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature review | 第13-22页 |
| 2.1 Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition | 第13-16页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition | 第13-14页 |
| 2.1.2 Theoretical foundations | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2 Introduction to vocabulary knowledge | 第16页 |
| 2.3 Related research on IVA in reading | 第16-20页 |
| 2.3.1 Related research of IVA through repetition in reading | 第17-19页 |
| 2.3.2 Related research of IVA on different word classes through reading | 第19-20页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Research methodology | 第22-33页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第22页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第22页 |
| 3.3 Reading material | 第22-23页 |
| 3.4 Target words | 第23-25页 |
| 3.5 Instruments | 第25-27页 |
| 3.5.1 A Senior High School Entrance Examination Paper | 第25页 |
| 3.5.2 Vocabulary knowledge test for choosing the target words | 第25页 |
| 3.5.3 Pretest | 第25-26页 |
| 3.5.4 Immediate posttest | 第26页 |
| 3.5.5 Delayed posttest | 第26-27页 |
| 3.5.6 Reading comprehension task | 第27页 |
| 3.5.7 SPSS19.0 | 第27页 |
| 3.6 Procedures | 第27-31页 |
| 3.6.1 English proficiency level test | 第28-29页 |
| 3.6.2 Pilot study for choosing the target words | 第29-30页 |
| 3.6.3 Pretest for vocabulary knowledge in EC | 第30页 |
| 3.6.4 Reading task | 第30-31页 |
| 3.6.5 Immediate posttest | 第31页 |
| 3.6.6 Delayed posttest | 第31页 |
| 3.7 Data collection | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Results and discussion | 第33-52页 |
| 4.1 Results and analysis of the pretest in form and meaning | 第34-36页 |
| 4.2 Results and analysis of the immediate posttest in form and meaning | 第36-38页 |
| 4.3 Results and discussion of RQ | 第38-44页 |
| 4.3.1 Results and analysis of nouns in form of the immediate posttest | 第38-39页 |
| 4.3.2 Results and analysis of verbs in form of the immediate posttest | 第39-41页 |
| 4.3.3 Results and analysis of adjectives in form of the immediate posttest | 第41-42页 |
| 4.3.4 Comparison of the effects of different word classes on word form | 第42页 |
| 4.3.5 Results and analysis of the delayed posttest in form | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3.6 Discussion of RQ | 第43-44页 |
| 4.4 Results and analysis of RQ | 第44-50页 |
| 4.4.1 Results and analysis of nouns in meaning of the immediate posttest | 第44-46页 |
| 4.4.2 Results and analysis of verbs in meaning of the immediate posttest | 第46-47页 |
| 4.4.3 Results and analysis of adjectives in meaning of the immediate posttest | 第47-48页 |
| 4.4.4 Comparison of the effects of different word classes on word meaning | 第48页 |
| 4.4.5 Results and analysis of the delayed posttest in meaning | 第48-49页 |
| 4.4.6 Discussion of RQ | 第49-50页 |
| 4.5 Summary of the results and discussion | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-56页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第52-53页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical implications | 第53-54页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the study and suggestions for future studies | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-60页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: Reading material for choosing the target words | 第60-61页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: Vocabulary knowledge test for choosing the target words | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: Results for choosing the target words | 第62-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ: Reading comprehension task | 第63-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ: Pretest | 第65-66页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ: Immediate posttest | 第66-68页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ : Delayed posttest | 第68-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69-70页 |
| The list of the research papers published by the author | 第70-71页 |
