Researching Incidental Vocabulary Learning in a Second Language - Paperback

by Mark Feng Teng (Editor), Barry Lee Reynolds (Editor)

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.

Author Biography

Mark Feng Teng is Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at Macao Polytechnic University. He is the author of Language Learning through Captioned Videos: Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition (2021) and co-editor of Theory and Practice in Vocabulary Research in Digital Environments (forthcoming, 2025).

Barry Lee Reynolds is Associate Professor of English Language Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Macau. He is sole editor of Vocabulary Learning in the Wild (2023) and co-editor of Innovative Approaches in Teaching English Writing to Chinese Speakers (2021) and English Literacy Instruction for Chinese Speakers (2019).