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List of Abbreviatons
List of Tables
Introduction
0.1 The Background of the Present Study
0.2 The Purpose of the Present Study
0.3 Structure of This Thesis
Chapter 1 Review of Relevant Studies on Tolerance of Ambiguity and Incidental Idiom Acquisition
1.1 Relevant Studies on Tolerance of Ambiguity
1.1.1 Ambiguity and Ambiguous Situation
1.1.2 Definition of Tolerance of Ambiguity/Intolerance of Ambiguity
1.1.3 Tolerance of Ambiguity and Psychological Factors in Second Language Learning
1.1.4 Correlation Between Tolerance of Ambiguity and Foreign Language Learning
1.2 Relevant Studies on Incidental Idiom Acquisition
1.2.1 Empirical Research on Idioms in Second Language Learning
1.2.2 Previous Studies on Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition Through Reading
Chapter 2 Methodology of Correlation Between Tolerance of Ambiguity and Incidental Idiom Acquisition
2.1 Research Questions
2.2 Subjects
2.3 Instruments and Scoring
2.3.1 Idiom Knowledge Scale and Scoring
2.3.2 Second Language Tolerance ofAmbiguity Scale and Scoring
2.4 Text for the Experiment
2.4.1 The Type of Reading Material
2.4.2 Idioms in the Idiom Knowledge Test
2.4.3 Target Idioms and Control Idioms
2.5 Empirical Procedure
2.5.1 Pilot Study
2.5.2 Main Study
2.6 Data Collection and Analysis
Chapter 3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Descriptive Statistics
3.1.1 Descriptive Statistics of Tolerance of Ambiguity of All the Subjects37
3.1.2 Descriptive Statistics of Incidental Idiom Acquisition in Three Idiom Tests
3.2 Paired t-tests for the Verification of Incidental Idiom Acquisition
3.3 Correlation Analysis of TA and Incidental Idiom Acquisition
3.3.1 General Correlation Analysis of Tolerance of Ambiguity and Incidental Idiom Acquisition
3.3.2 Correlation Analysis of Different Levels of Tolerance of Ambiguity and Corresponding Incidental Idiom Acquisition
3.3.3 Multiple Comparisons
3.3.4 Descriptive Statistics of Different Groups
3.4 Discussion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Appendix Ⅰ 二语歧义容忍度调查问卷
Appendix Ⅱ Idiom Knowledge Scale(习语知识测试)
Appendix Ⅲ ReadingMaterial 70AppendixⅣ 攻读学位期间发表论文目录
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