Incidental language acquisition is the language that is learned informally, outside the constraints of the typical classroom, and vocabulary is one of the key elements in language learning and knowledge. This unique text is the first overview and hands-on methodological guide for researching second language incidental vocabulary acquisition.

EditorsList of contributorsPreface Mark Feng TengForeword Batia Laufer 1. Introduction to Researching Incidental Vocabulary Learning in a Second LanguageMark Feng Teng Part I: Pedagogy2. Incidental vocabulary learning from extensive reading Paul Nation and Rob Waring 3. Incidental vocabulary learning from watching audio-visual inputMaribel Montero Perez, Tetyana Sydorenko, and Lizz Huntley Part II: Methodology4. Methodological features of studies of incidental vocabulary learningStuart Webb 5. Cognitive/behavioral methods for investigating incidental vocabulary acquisitionKathy Conklin, Ana Pellicer-Sánchez, and Manuel F. Pulido 6. Incidental learning of multi-word expressions: methodological considerations and future directionsSuhad Sonbul and Anna Siyanova-Chanturia 7. Data science and incidental vocabulary learning Clarence Green Part III: Individual differences8. Understanding teachers’ and learners’ perceptions of incidental vocabulary learning: another piece of the puzzleAveril Coxhead 9. Factors affecting incidental vocabulary learning Mark Feng Teng and Takumi Uchihara 10. Motivation, task-induced involvement load and incidental vocabulary learningChristine Muir and Paweł Szudarski Part IV: Future directions11. Meta-analytic studies of second language incidental vocabulary learning Akifumi Yanagisawa 12. Bridging intentional and incidental vocabulary learning Frank Boers 13. Concluding remarks on researching incidental vocabulary learning in a second languageMark Feng Teng Index