Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition in a Second Language
A Review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5771092 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas N Huckin (University of Utah), Thomas Huckin, James Coady (The Ohio State University) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 181-193 |
| Publication date | 1999-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Second Language Acquisition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-2631 • E-ISSN: 1470-1545 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0272263199002028 |
| OpenAlex | W2134441486 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 58 |
| References cited | 22 |
It is widely agreed that much second language vocabulary learning occurs incidentally while the learner is engaged in extensive reading. After a decade of intensive research, however, the incidental learning of vocabulary is still not fully understood, and many questions remain unsettled. Key unresolved issues include the actual mechanism of incidental acquisition, the type and size of vocabulary needed for accurate guessing, the degree of exposure to a word needed for successful acquisition, the efficacy of different word-guessing strategies, the value of teaching explicit guessing strategies, the influence of different kinds of reading texts, the effects of input modification, and, more generally, the problems with incidental learning. This article briefly surveys the empirical research that has been done on these issues in recent years
Empirical research · Extensive reading · Vocabulary Learning · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Text Readability and Simplification
Effects of First Language and Second Language Glosses on Learners’ Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Retention
Intentional and incidental second language vocabulary learning
Contextual Word Learning During Reading in a Second Language
An Eye for Words
Attention and Memory during SLA
A Dynamic Systems Account of Learning a Word
Keyword captions enhance intentional L2 vocabulary phonological learning and video comprehension
The effects of synonym generation and oral output on incidental and intentional vocabulary learning
The relationship between extramural English engagement and the vocabulary size of L1 Cantonese speakers in Macau
The images in television programs and the potential for learning unknown words
The effect of input modes and number of exposures on the learning of L2 binomials
Vocabulary Learning in Uninstructed Silent Reading and Story Rewriting
The Effect of Task Complexity and Task Conditions on Foreign Language Development and Performance. Three Empirical Studies
Receptive academic vocabulary knowledge and extramural English involvement – is there a correlation
The Effect of Task-Based Reading on Fl Vocabulary Learning
You’ve Been Framed – Learning English Vocabulary through Game
A Study on the Effects of Chinese EFL Learners’ English Proficiency and Involvement Load on Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition
Le rôle des gestes dans les explications lexicales par visioconférence
Vocabulary size and comprehension of academic texts by Tanzanian university students
Incidental vocabulary learning from captioned videos
Lexical Inference in L2 Chinese
Effects of Mobile‐Mediated Dynamic and Nondynamic Glosses on L2 Vocabulary Learning
Contextual Learning of New Meanings for Familiar Words
The Impact of Emotional Text and Sleep Consolidation on Incidental Vocabulary Learning in a Second Language
Glossing and incidental vocabulary learning in L2 reading
Applicability of technology-enhanced visual glosses for explicit L2 vocabulary learning
Towards a Model of Advanced Learners’ Vocabulary Acquisition
The effects of word form variation and frequency on second language incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading
Situated incidental vocabulary acquisition
Making sense of polysemy relations in first and second language speakers of English
‘Write it down and then what?’
Peer-to-peer interaction in task-based learning and the development of young EFL learners’ productive vocabulary
The role of morphological awareness in the incidental learning of Chinese characters among CSL learners
Home language environment and children's second language acquisition
Effects of Input Elaboration on Vocabulary Acquisition through Reading by Korean Learners of English as a Foreign Language
Fine Brush and Freehand
L2 Vocabulary Learning from Context
Predicting the proficiency level of language learners using lexical indices
Demystifying the Effect of Narrow Reading on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Recall and Retention
L 2 lexical development and the lexical network model
Effects of computer-assisted glosses on EFL learners' vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension in three learning conditions
Incidental learning of collocations through different multimodal input
The role of linguistic knowledge in word-meaning inferencing
Similarity and difference in learning L2 word-form
Developing a sensitive but generalizable measurement of vocabulary gains from self-selected extensive reading
A further note on simulating word association behaviour in a second language
Psycholinguistic word information in second language oral discourse
Research on language teaching and learning
Glossing and Second Language Vocabulary Learning
Incidental L2 Vocabulary Learning
Exploring factors influencing Chinese undergraduates' EFL learning interest
Grammatical and lexical development during study abroad
The effect of form presentation mode and language learning aptitude on the learning burden and decay of L2 vocabulary knowledge
Vocabulary Teaching in Refugee Children within the Context of the Greek Formal Education
Effects of Word Semantic Transparency, Context Length, and L1 Background on CSL Learners' Incidental Learning of Word Meanings in Passage-Level Reading
A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of Incidental Second Language Word Learning from Spoken Input
The Influence of First Language Lexicalization on Second Language Lexical Inferencing
Measuring L2 Lexical Growth Using Hypernymic Relationships
The Lexical Approach (LTP Teacher Training)
Teaching and learning vocabulary
Depth of processing and the retention of words in episodic memory.
Incidental Vocabulary Learning by Advanced Foreign Language Students
We Acquire Vocabulary and Spelling by Reading
Levels of processing
Defining a Minimal Receptive Second-Language Vocabulary for Non-native University Students
Consciousness in second language acquisition
Vocabulary learning and reading
Should we teach EFL students collocations
The effects of a context-embedded approach to second-language vocabulary learning
Where would general service vocabulary stop and special purposes vocabulary begin
Text-based tasks and incidental vocabulary learning
Task-based interaction and incidental vocabulary learning
Learning an alien lexicon
Learning Words from Context
Incidental Acquisition of Word Meaning from Expositions with Varied Text Features
Awareness and Second Language Acquisition
Classroom Interaction, Comprehension, and the Acquisition of L2 Word Meanings
Attention, Memory, and the "Noticing" Hypothesis
Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Language Learning Outcomes
The Vocabulary-Learning Strategies of Foreign-Language Students
| Unique citing works | 58 |
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| Citations per year | 2,23 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2026 (27) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 58 |