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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Orientation
1.2 Rationale and significance for the present study
1.3 Key research questions
1.4 Layout of the present thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Vocabulary building process in second language acquisition
2.2 Incidental vocabulary acquisition in second language acquisition
2.2.1 Definition of incidental vocabulary acquisition
2.2.2 Incidental and intentional learning
2.2.3 Incidental／intentional learning versus implicit/explicit learning
2.2.4Justifying the necessity and benefits of incidental vocabulary acquisition
2.3 Conditions for successful incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading
2.3.1 Vocabulary threshold for reading comprehension
2.3.2 Comprehensible reading contexts
2.3.3 Correct inference of word meanings
2.4 A cognitive view of incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading
2.4.1 Mental modeling
2.4.2 Text level and word level interacting
2.4.3 Constructing conceptual knowledge
2.4.4 Acquiring new words through reading
2.5 Empirical studies on l2 incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading
2.5.1 Empirical studies abroad
2.5.2 The empirical studly in China
2.6 Research development
2.6.1 Summary of the previous research
2.6.2 Limitations of theprevious research
2.6.3 The new tendency of L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition
2.6.4 Perspective of the present study
Chapter 3 Research Methodology
3.1 Theoretical Framework
3.1.1 Overview
3.1.2 Input Hypothesis
3..3 Effect of topic familiarity on L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading
3.1.4 Variables to be controlled in this study
3.1.5 Operational definitions of key terms
3.1.6 Statement of specific research questions
3.2 Research design
3.2.1 Participants
3.2.2 Research instruments
3.3 Data collection
3.4 Validity and reliability
3.5 Data preparation and analysis
3.5.1 Scoring
3.5.2 Statistical techniques for quantitative analysis
Chapter 4 Results and Discussion
4.1 Overview
4.2 Quantitative results
4.2.1 Variation between vocabulary test scores of two groups in the immediate posttest
4.2.2 Variation between vocabulary test scores of two groups in the postponed tests
4.2.3 The interactive of topic familiarity and time of the tests on L2 vocabulary acquisition and retention
4.3 Discussion
4.3.1 Summary of the answers to the three research questions
4.3.2 Role of topic familiarity on L2 vocabulary acquisition and retention through reading
4.3.3 Effect of topic familiarity on L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition through a cognitive model
Chapter 5 Implication and Conclusion
5.1 Summary of the major findings
5.2 Implications for language teaching and learning
5.3 Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research
References
Appendices
Acknowledgements
