| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第9-11页 |
| ·Purposes of this study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Structures of the paper | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-32页 |
| ·Vocabulary knowledge | 第13-16页 |
| ·Word knowledge framework by Cronach | 第13-14页 |
| ·Word knowledge framework by Richards | 第14-15页 |
| ·Word knowledge framework by Nation | 第15-16页 |
| ·Incidental vocabulary acquisition through extensive reading | 第16-24页 |
| ·Incidental vs. intentional vocabulary learning | 第16-18页 |
| ·The relationships between reading and vocabulary development | 第18页 |
| ·Empirical studies on incidental vocabulary learning through reading | 第18-22页 |
| ·Limitations in incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading | 第22-23页 |
| ·Influential factors to incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第23-24页 |
| ·The relationships between glossing and incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第24-28页 |
| ·Definition of gloss | 第24-25页 |
| ·The role of glossing in incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第25-26页 |
| ·Empirical studies on the effects of gloss on incidental vocabulary acquisition | 第26-28页 |
| ·Principles and hypotheses for explaining the results of incidental vocabulary learning studies | 第28-31页 |
| ·Noticing and attention | 第28-29页 |
| ·Depth of Processing Hypothesis (DOPH) | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Involvement Load Hypothesis | 第30-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Experimental Design | 第32-40页 |
| ·Research questions of the study | 第32页 |
| ·Subjects | 第32-33页 |
| ·Materials | 第33-35页 |
| ·Texts | 第33-34页 |
| ·Target words | 第34-35页 |
| ·Instruments | 第35-36页 |
| ·Vocabulary Level Test | 第35页 |
| ·Vocabulary list | 第35页 |
| ·Vocabulary Knowledge Scale (VKS) | 第35-36页 |
| ·The procedures | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第40-52页 |
| ·Results | 第40-47页 |
| ·The result of the immediate test | 第40-43页 |
| ·The result of the delayed VKS test | 第43-46页 |
| ·Comparison of the short-term test and delayed test | 第46-47页 |
| ·Discussion | 第47-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion and Implications | 第52-56页 |
| ·Major findings | 第52-53页 |
| ·Implications for pedagogy | 第53-55页 |
| ·Limitations | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-64页 |
| AppendixⅠ Vocabulary Level Test | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Vocabulary List | 第65页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Reading test without gloss | 第65页 |
| Appendix IV Reading text with Chinese single gloss | 第65-67页 |
| Appendix V Reading text with English gloss | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix VI Reading text with Chinese multiple-choice gloss | 第68页 |
| Appendix VII Reading comprehension questions | 第68-69页 |
| Appendix VIII Vocabulary knowledge scale (Chinese version) | 第69-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72-73页 |
| 本人在攻读硕士学位期间所发表论文 | 第73页 |
