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Publication Date: 2019
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Incidental English Vocabulary Acquisition through Reading: A Review in the Last Two Decades
Zuo, Fangfang; Yan, Xiaoqin
English Language Teaching, v12 n12 p39-45 2019
This article reviews the empirical research on incidental vocabulary acquisition in English reading in the latest twenty years from three aspects: its comparison with intentional vocabulary acquisition, its affecting factors and previous studies of its problems. Teaching implications have also been provided.
Descriptors: Incidental Learning, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development, Language Acquisition, Reading, Retention (Psychology), Reading Instruction
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