| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-12页 |
| CONTENTS | 第12-14页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第14-15页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第15-19页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第15-18页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第18-19页 |
| CHAPTER ⅡLITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-39页 |
| ·Relevant concepts | 第19-21页 |
| ·Definition of vocabulary acquisition | 第19-20页 |
| ·Definition of incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第20页 |
| ·Intentional learning vs. incidental learning | 第20-21页 |
| ·Factors influencing incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第21-24页 |
| ·Students’ vocabulary size | 第21-22页 |
| ·Familiarity of the topic | 第22-23页 |
| ·Word frequency in the text | 第23页 |
| ·Different reading tasks | 第23-24页 |
| ·Relevant Theories | 第24-30页 |
| ·Krashen’s Input Hypothesis | 第24-25页 |
| ·Schmidt’s Noticing Hypothesis | 第25-26页 |
| ·Craik and Lockhart’s Depth of Processing Hypothesis | 第26-27页 |
| ·Laufer and Hulstijn’s Involvement Load Hypothesis | 第27-30页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Incidental Vocabualry Acquisition through Reading | 第30-32页 |
| ·Research evidence of incidental vocabulary gains through reading | 第30-32页 |
| ·The limitations of incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading | 第32页 |
| ·Researches on the Effects of Glossing on Incidental Vocabualry Acquisition | 第32-37页 |
| ·Relevant studies abroad | 第33-36页 |
| ·Relevant studies in China | 第36-37页 |
| ·Limitations of the previous studies | 第37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-39页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ METHODOLOGY | 第39-49页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第39-40页 |
| ·Participants | 第40-41页 |
| ·Reading Passages and Target Words | 第41-42页 |
| ·Selecting reading passages | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Target Words | 第42页 |
| ·Instruments | 第42-45页 |
| ·Vocabulary Levels Test | 第42-43页 |
| ·Vocabulary Knowledge Scale | 第43-45页 |
| ·The Procedures | 第45-47页 |
| ·Oxford Advanced Learnern's English-Chinese Dictionary (the 7th Edition) | 第45页 |
| ·The glosses | 第45-46页 |
| ·The pilot study | 第46页 |
| ·The current study | 第46-47页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-49页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第49-67页 |
| ·Results of Vocabulary Levels Test | 第49-51页 |
| ·The immediate effects of different types of glosses on IVA | 第51-57页 |
| ·Results of the immediate posttest | 第51-54页 |
| ·Discussions of the results from the immediate posttest | 第54-57页 |
| ·The delayed effects of different types of glosses on IVA | 第57-63页 |
| ·Results of the delayed posttest | 第57-59页 |
| ·Comparison of the retention effects within each group | 第59-60页 |
| ·Discussions of the results of the delayed posttest and retention test | 第60-63页 |
| ·Effects of students' vocabulary level on IVA | 第63-66页 |
| ·Results of different vocabulary size on the effects of IVA | 第63-65页 |
| ·Discussion of results of different vocabulary size on the effects of IVA | 第65-66页 |
| ·Summary | 第66-67页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第67-71页 |
| ·Research Findings | 第67-68页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第68-69页 |
| ·Limitations | 第69-70页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第70-71页 |
| REFERENCES | 第71-77页 |
