| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 General description of the study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Motivations for the study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3.1 Theoretical significance of the study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3.2 Pedagogical significance of the study | 第16页 |
| 1.4 Overall structure of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-29页 |
| 2.1 Key terms in the thesis | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Narrow reading | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Receptive and productive vocabulary knowledge | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical foundations for the present study | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Input hypothesis | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.3 Affective-filter hypothesis | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies on incidental vocabulary acquisition and narrow reading at home and abroad | 第23-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous studies on incidental vocabulary acquisition abroad and at home | 第23-26页 |
| 2.3.1.1 Previous studies on incidental vocabulary acquisition abroad | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.1.2 Previous studies on incidental vocabulary acquisition at home | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous studies on narrow reading abroad and at home | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3.2.1 Previous studies on narrow reading abroad | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.2.2 Previous studies on narrow reading at home | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.3 Evaluations of the previous studies | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第29-38页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Research design | 第29-38页 |
| 3.2.1 Participants | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Reading tasks | 第30-33页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Reading materials | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Target words | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2.3 Instruments | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2.4 Procedure | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2.5 Data collection | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.6 Data analysis | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第38-48页 |
| 4.1 Effects of narrow reading on vocabulary acquisition and retention | 第38-43页 |
| 4.1.1 Effects on vocabulary acquisition | 第38-41页 |
| 4.1.2 Effects on vocabulary retention | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2 Effects of narrow reading on high-achievers' and low-achievers' vocabulary acquisition and retention | 第43-48页 |
| 4.2.1 Language proficiency and vocabulary acquisition | 第43-45页 |
| 4.2.2 Language proficiency and vocabulary retention | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the study | 第48-49页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical implications | 第49-50页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and suggestions for further studies | 第50-51页 |
| References | 第51-57页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ Reading Materials | 第57-65页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ Vocabulary Test | 第65-67页 |
