Edited by Chacón-Beltrán (applied linguistics, U. Nacional de Educaión a Distancia, Spain), Abello-Contesse (applied linguistics, U. of Seville, Spain), and Mar Torreblanca-López (linguistics, U. of Seville, Spain), this collection of 13 papers in 3 sections presents recent empirical studies and literature reviews in the area of foreign or second language vocabulary acquisition and teaching. Part 1 assesses models of vocabulary learning and approaches to vocabulary teaching. Part 2 offers empirical, psycholinguistic studies addressing issues related to the mental processing, acquisition, and production of lexical items. The papers in part 3 are concerned with practical, pedagogical matters, and include discussions on textbook inadequacies and web and computer-based methods for vocabulary instruction and learning. Together, the volume's papers emphasize the importance of explicit lexical instruction in effective second language acquisition. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)