The past few decades have witnessed a growing interest in how second language (L2)
learners come to read in languages employing non-alphabetic writing systems such as …

Learning new words is foundational to success in school and life. Researchers have known
for years that how many word meanings a student knows is one of the strongest predictors of …

Many vocabulary items that foreign language learners encounter involve figurative
extensions of meaning. To understand figurative speech, learners often need to employ …

Lexical inferencing is a central process in both reading comprehension and word learning
through reading. This volume presents a comprehensive review of second language lexical …

This review aims to identify major issues and current trends in research on kanji learning
and instruction with respect to Japanese as a second language (L2) by reviewing over 90 …

Listening to the voices of learners as they write an essay or try to cope with unfamiliar words
in a text is a luxury often reserved for researchers. This book observes individuals …

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have the potential to reduce the workload for the
second language (L2) teachers and test developers. We propose two AI distractor …

This study investigates how 17 affective factors are related to Japanese second language
(L2) reading comprehension and kanji knowledge test scores of 43 university students in …

Vocabulary learning strategy is essential in vocabulary acquisition, and one of the vital
vocabulary strategies is a word part strategy. This quasi-experimental research attempted to …

This study investigates advanced Japanese language learners' abilities to infer unknown
kanji (Chinese character) words while reading authentic Japanese texts. Data obtained from …