There is a consensus that the incidental vocabulary learning stemming from reading is an
essential complement to the explicit teaching of vocabulary(eg, Coady & Huckin, 1997; …

The role of vocabulary learning in reading has not received as much attention in second
language research as other aspects of reading. Indeed, many reading textbooks currently on …

Surveys research on acquiring second language vocabulary from reading that reports very
small vocabulary gains from short and long texts. By comparison, reading supplemented …

A number of studies have shown that second language learners acquire vocabulary through
reading, but only relatively small amounts. However, most of these studies used only short …

Krashen (2004) has advocated that narrow reading, ie, reading a series of texts addressing
one specific topic, is an effective method to grow vocabulary. While narrow reading has …

No text comprehension is possible, either in one's native language or in a foreign language,
without understanding the text's vocabulary. This is not to say that reading comprehension …

In recent years we have learned a lot about the relationship between vocabulary learning
and reading. For example, we have learned something about how many words we need to …

The long-neglected issue of vocabulary acquisition is currently receiving attention in second
language pedagogy and research-reflecting the importance always accorded it by learners …

For second language learners, reading may be both a means to the end of acquiring the
language, as a major source of comprehensible input, and an end in itself, as the skill that …

Extensive reading is one of a range of activities that can be used in a language learning
course. Ideally, the choice of activities to go into a course should be guided by principles …