Incidental English Vocabulary Acquisition Through Reading: A Review in the Last Two Decades
- Fangfang Zou
- Xiaoqin Yan
Abstract
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.
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- DOI:10.5539/elt.v12n12p39
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