ABSTRACT
摘要
Contents
List of Abbreviations
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Purposes and Significance of the Study
1.3 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Incidental Vocabulary Learning Through Reading
2.1.1 Incidental and Intentional Vocabulary Learning
2.1.2 Relationships Between Incidental Vocabulary Learning and Reading
2.2 Relationships Between Gloss and Incidental Vocabulary Learning
2.2.1 Definition and Types of Gloss
2.2.2 The Role of Gloss in Incidental Vocabulary Learning
2.2.3 Single and Multiple-Choice Glosses
2.2.4 Glosses in L1 or L2
2.3 Effects of Multiple-Choice Glosses on Incidental Vocabulary Learning
2.3.1 Supportive Empirical Studies
2.3.2 Negative Empirical Studies
2.3.3 Studies with Neutral Opinion
2.4 L1 or L2 Glosses
2.5 Principles and Hypotheses for Explaining the Results of the Study
2.5.1 Input Hypothesis
2.5.2 The Involvement Load Hypothesis
Chapter Three Methodology
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Subjects
3.3 Materials
3.3.1 Reading Text
3.3.2 Target Words
3.4 Instruments
3.4.1 Immediate and Delayed Vocabulary Post-Test
3.4.2 Questionnaire
3.5 Procedures of Data Collection
3.6 Data Analysis
3.6.1 Scoring
3.6.2 Data Analysis
Chapter Four Results and Discussion
4.1 Results
4.1.1 Results of the Immediate Post-Test
4.1.2 Results of the Delayed Post-Test
4.1.3 Results of the Questionnaire
4.2 Discussion
4.2.1 Discussion of the Results of Questionnaire
4.2.2 Discussion of the Effects of Different Glossing Methods
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Implications
5.3 Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Future Research
Bibliography
Appendices
Acknowledgements
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