Stuart Webb is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. His research interests include vocabulary studies, extensive reading and listening, and language learning through watching television.

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1 Introduction

Part I UNDERSTANDING VOCABULARY

2 The different aspects of vocabulary knowledge

3 Classifying and identifying formulaic language

4 An overview of conceptual models and thories of lexical representation in the mental lexicon

5 The relationship between vocabulary knowledge and language proficiency

6 Frequency as a guide for vocabulary usefulness: High-, mid- and low-frequency words

7 Academic vocabulary

8 Technical vocabulary

9 Factors affecting the learning of single word items

10 Factors affecting the learning of multiword items

11 Learning single words vs. multiword items

12 Processing single- and multi-word items

13 L1 and L2 vocabulary size and growth

14 How does vocabulary fit into theories of second language learning?

Part ¿ APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING VOCABULARY

15 Incidental vocabulary learning

16 Intentional L2 vocabulary learning

17 Approaches to learning vocabulary inside the classroom

18 Strategies for learning vocabulary

19 Corpus-based wordlists in second language vocabulary research, learning, and teaching

20 Learning words with flashcards and wordcards

21 Resources for learning single-word items

22 Resources for learning multi-word items

23 Evaluating exercises for learning vocabulary

Part III MEASURING KNOWLEDGE OF VOCABULARY

24 Measuring depth of vocabulary knowledge

25 Measuring knowledge of multiword items

26 Measuring vocabulary learning progress

27 Measuring the ability to learn words

28 Sensitive measures of vocabulary knowledge and processing: Expanding Nation's framework

29 Measuring lexical richness

Part IV KEY ISSUES IN TEACHING, RESEARCHING, AND MEASURING VOCABULARY

30 Key issues in teaching single word items

31 Key issues in teaching multiword items

32 Single, but not unrelated: Key issues in teaching single word items

33 Key issues in researching multiword items

34 Key issues in measuring vocabulary knowledge

35 Resources for researching vocabulary

Index