Ⅰ SETTING THE STAGE 1
Chapter 1 Historical trends in second language vocabulary instruction&Cheryl Boyd Zimmerman 5
Chapter 2 The lexical plight in second language reading:Words you don't know,words you think you know,and words you can't guess&Batia Laufer 20
Chapter 3 Orthographic knowledge in L2 lexical processing:A cross-linguistic perspective&Keiko Koda 35
Ⅱ CASE STUDIES 53
Chapter 4 Vocabulary and comprehension:Two portraits&Kate Parry 55
Chapter 5 Oral production of vocabulary:A case study&Roann Altman 69
Chapter 6 Reading and vocabulary development in a second language:A case study&William Grabe and Fredricka L. Stoller 98
Ⅲ EMPIRICAL RESEARCH 123
Chapter 7 Tracking the acquisition of L2 vocabulary:The Keki language experiment&Lynne Yang 125
Chapter 8 Rare words,complex lexical units and the advanced learner&Pierre J. L. Arnaud and Sandra J. Savignon 157
Chapter 9 Vocabulary enhancement activities and reading for meaning in second language vocabulary acquisition&T. Sima Paribakht and Marjorie Wesche 174
Ⅳ PEDAGOGY 201
Chapter 10 Mnemonic methods in foreign language vocabulary learning:Theoretical considerations and pedagogical implications&Jan Hulstijn 203
Chapter 11 L2 vocabulary acquisition through extensive reading&James Coady 225
Chapter 12 Teaching vocabulary&Paul Nation and Jonathan Newton 238
Chapter 13 Pedagogical implications of the lexical approach&Michael Lewis 255
Ⅴ SUMMING UP 271
Chapter 14 L2 vocabulary acquisition:A synthesis of the research&James Coady 273
Author index 291
Subject index 297