| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Objectives of the research | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-30页 |
| ·Theoretical underpinnings for the research | 第17-20页 |
| ·Involvement Load Hypothesis | 第17-18页 |
| ·Depth of Processing Hypothesis | 第18-19页 |
| ·Noticing Hypothesis | 第19-20页 |
| ·Research on incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第20-25页 |
| ·Definition of incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第20-21页 |
| ·Role of incidental vocabulary acquisition in SLA | 第21-25页 |
| ·Acquisition vs. learning | 第21-22页 |
| ·Incidental vs. Intentional Vocabulary Learning | 第22-23页 |
| ·Necessity of incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第23-24页 |
| ·Significance of incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第24-25页 |
| ·Studies of incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading tasks | 第25-30页 |
| ·Studies abroad | 第25-28页 |
| ·Studies in China | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Method | 第30-39页 |
| ·Research questions | 第30页 |
| ·Subjects | 第30-31页 |
| ·Pilot study | 第31-32页 |
| ·Instruments | 第32-36页 |
| ·Nation's Vocabulary Levels Test | 第32-33页 |
| ·Reading materials and target words | 第33-34页 |
| ·Reading materials | 第33页 |
| ·Target words | 第33-34页 |
| ·The three tasks | 第34-36页 |
| ·Procedures | 第36-37页 |
| ·Scoring | 第37-38页 |
| ·Instrument for data analysis | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第39-54页 |
| ·Results of Nation's Vocabulary Levels Test | 第39页 |
| ·Results of the immediate vocabulary test | 第39-41页 |
| ·Mean score of the three tasks in the immediate posttest | 第39-40页 |
| ·Comparison of the three tasks in the immediate posttest | 第40-41页 |
| ·Results of the delayed vocabulary test | 第41-44页 |
| ·Mean score of the three tasks in the delayed posttest | 第41-42页 |
| ·Comparison of the three groups in the delayed posttest | 第42-44页 |
| ·Comparison between immediate vocabulary test and delayed vocabulary test | 第44-46页 |
| ·Comparison between tasks with the same involvement but different distribution of the components | 第46-47页 |
| ·Correlations between vocabulary level and vocabulary acquisition and retention | 第47-49页 |
| ·Discussion | 第49-54页 |
| ·Discussion of the study result in relation to Research Question 1 | 第49-50页 |
| ·Discussion of the study result in relation to Research Question 2 | 第50-51页 |
| ·Discussion of the study result in relation to Research Question 3 | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第54-58页 |
| ·Brief summary | 第54-55页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第55-57页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further study | 第57-58页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第58-60页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第60-62页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第62-79页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix 5 | 第80-81页 |
| References | 第81-87页 |
| Publications During the Postgraduate Program | 第87-88页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第88-89页 |
