Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. The nature of vocabulary and vocabulary items -- Multiword expressions -- Getting familiar with vocabulary research. A few strands of L2 vocabulary research -- Zooming in on a research strand: intervention studies -- Curricular approaches to vocabulary. Levels, targets, and expectations -- Assessment of vocabulary knowledge -- Vocabulary in the curriculum -- Techniques and activities. Helping learners pick up vocabulary from discourse -- Making vocabulary memorable -- Consolidating knowledge through focused practice -- Maintaining effectiveness.

"Accessible to experts and non-experts alike, this text is a comprehensive entry to teaching and learning vocabulary in ESL and EFL contexts. Firmly grounded in research, it presents frameworks and methods for teaching vocabulary to English L2 speakers. Overviewing key topics as well as providing in-depth research analyses and critiques, Zwier and Boers address all major areas of vocabulary pedagogy and instruction. Organized in four parts, chapters cover the nature of vocabulary and strands of vocabulary research; curricular approaches; and techniques and activities. Readers are introduced to key topics, including teaching multiword expressions, assessment, discourse, and instruction at different levels. Each chapter includes questions, prompts and activities to foster discussion. A foundational textbook for courses on L2 instruction and teacher-training courses, it is an essential text for students and scholars in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, and provides the pedagogical grounding future English L2 teachers need to effectively teach vocabulary"-- Provided by publisher.