| Synopsis | 第1-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第13-36页 |
| ·Concepts associated with incidental learning | 第13-22页 |
| ·Incidental language learning | 第13-15页 |
| ·Implicit vs. explicit learning | 第15-20页 |
| ·Incidental vs. intentional learning | 第20-22页 |
| ·Issues on L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第22-29页 |
| ·Context and L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第23-26页 |
| ·Strategies and L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第26-27页 |
| ·Text and L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第27-28页 |
| ·Limitations of L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第28-29页 |
| ·Preliminary theories on L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第29-36页 |
| ·Lexical inferencing and L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第29-31页 |
| ·Krashen’s input hypothesis and L2 IVA | 第31-33页 |
| ·Reading comprehension and L2 IVA | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Frame Work of L2 IVA | 第36-44页 |
| ·Previous studies on L2 or EFL word knowledge | 第36-39页 |
| ·Earlier experimental study on incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第39-40页 |
| ·Introspective study on L2 or EFL IVA | 第40-41页 |
| ·Goals of the study | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Three An Empirical Study and Its Process | 第44-54页 |
| ·Research design | 第44-45页 |
| ·Nature of the design | 第44-45页 |
| ·Participants | 第45页 |
| ·Instrumentation | 第45-51页 |
| ·Factors affecting lexical inferencing | 第45-48页 |
| ·Procedures | 第48-51页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第54-71页 |
| ·Results | 第54-65页 |
| ·How learners dealt with unknown words | 第54-56页 |
| ·Lexical inferencing | 第56-65页 |
| ·Knowledge Sources Used in Inferencing | 第57-63页 |
| ·Factors Influencing Inferencing Behavior | 第63-65页 |
| ·Discussion | 第65-71页 |
| ·Input Processing | 第66-68页 |
| ·Inferencing | 第68-69页 |
| ·Evidence for Vocabulary Learning | 第69-71页 |
| Conclusion Implications and Limitations | 第71-75页 |
| 1 Research Implications | 第71页 |
| 2 Pedagogical Implications | 第71-74页 |
| 3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第74-75页 |
| REFERENCES | 第75-80页 |
| Appendix | 第80-85页 |
| Abstract | 第85-87页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第87-89页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第89-90页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第90页 |
