EFL Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention: Reading Plus Vocabulary Enhancement Activities and Narrow Reading

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The effects of word exposure frequency and elaboration of word processing on incidental L2 vocabulary acquisition through reading (2012, background): “…but also as longer expository texts have been claimed to represent an underresearched genre in studies on vocabulary learning through reading (Min, 2008, p. 102). c Operationalization of ‘exposure frequency’: The first independent variable, ‘exposure frequency’, refers to the textual…”
Comparing the effect of teacher codeswitching with English-only explanations on the vocabulary acquisition of Chinese university students: A Lexical Focus-on-Form study (2012, background): “Findings suggest (Hulstijn et al., 1996; Kim, 2006; Min, 2008) that vocabulary acquisition is furthered by such glosses or enhancements.”
The Effects of Task Involvement Load on L2 Incidental Vocabulary Learning: A Meta‐Analytic Study (2012, methodology): “Thus, numerous vocabulary enhancement techniques—glossing, bolding, italicizing, color coding, or word‐focused exercises—have been used to increase the effectiveness of incidental vocabulary learning while reading (Hill & Laufer, 2003; Horst, Cobb, & Meara, 1998; Hulstijn, Hollander, & Greidanus, 19”