Research Methods in Vocabulary Studies. Philip Durrant, Anna Siyanova-Chanturia, Benjamin Kremmel, & Suhad Sonbul (2022). Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamin Publishing Company, 341 pages, ISBN: 9789027211088

Abstract

Vocabulary studies are rooted in and motivatedby practical concerns such as secondlanguage teaching and learning as vocabularyknowledge constitutes one of the most basic and essential parts of language proficiency (Schmitt, 2014). A systematic review of the research in vocabulary studies will inform bothvocabulary reseachers and language teachers on how to research and teach vocabulary. In this sense, the book under review provides timely and insightful perspectives.