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  1. How intentional is incidental learning? Learners, words, task types, and learning gains

    Article • Second language Research, October 2026, SAGE Publications

    Professor Batia Laufer

  2. Lexical Syllabus in Elementary and Secondary Education: Construction and Implementation

    Article • TESOL Quarterly, July 2026, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer

  3. Vocabulary Studies in L1 and L2 Development: The Interface Between Theory and Practice

    Article • Languages, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Batia Laufer

  4. A corpus of English learners with Arabic and Hebrew backgrounds

    Article • Language Resources and Evaluation, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Batia Laufer

  5. Out‐of‐classroom L2 vocabulary acquisition: The effects of digital activities and school vocabulary

    Article • Modern Language Journal, October 2023, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer

  6. 10 From research to a national curriculum: The case of a lexical syllabus

    Article • July 2023, De Gruyter

    Professor Batia Laufer

  7. Understanding L2-derived words in context: Is complete receptive morphological knowledge necessary?

    Article • Studies in Second Language Acquisition, April 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Batia Laufer

  8. 6. Formulaic Sequences and Second Language Learning

    Article • December 2022, Channel View Publications, Ltd.

    Professor Batia Laufer

  9. EFL Learners' Receptive Knowledge of Derived Words: The Case of Swedish Adolescents

    Article • TESOL Quarterly, January 2022, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer

  10. LEMMAS, FLEMMAS, WORD FAMILIES, AND COMMON SENSE

    Article • Studies in Second Language Acquisition, December 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Batia Laufer

  11. The Nuclear Word Family List: A List of the Most Frequent Family Members, Including Base and Affixed Words

    Article • Language Learning, May 2021, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer

  12. How well do learners know derived words in a second language?

    Article • ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics, January 2021, John Benjamins

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Stuart Webb

  13. Lexical Coverages, Inferencing Unknown Words and Reading Comprehension: How Are They Related?

    Article • TESOL Quarterly, October 2020, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer

  14. Loanword proportion in vocabulary size tests

    Article • August 2020, John Benjamins

    Professor Batia Laufer

  15. How Much Knowledge of Derived Words Is Needed for Reading?

    Article • Applied Linguistics, November 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Batia Laufer

  16. Evaluating Exercises for Learning Vocabulary

    Article • July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Batia Laufer

  17. The New Computer Adaptive Test of Size and Strength (CATSS): Development and Validation

    Article • Language Assessment Quarterly, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Batia Laufer, Tami Aviad

  18. Loanword proportion in vocabulary size tests

    Article • ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics, April 2018, John Benjamins

    Professor Batia Laufer, Tami Aviad

  19. What Type of Vocabulary Knowledge Predicts Reading Comprehension: Word Meaning Recall or Word Meaning Recognition?

    Article • Modern Language Journal, November 2017, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer

  20. Is first language attrition possible without second language knowledge?

    Article • IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, January 2017, De Gruyter

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  21. From word parts to full texts: Searching for effective methods of vocabulary learning

    Article • Language Teaching Research, December 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  22. The Three “I”s of Second Language Vocabulary Learning

    Article • November 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Batia Laufer

  23. Loanwords and Vocabulary Size Test Scores: A Case of Different Estimates for Different L1 Learners

    Article • Language Assessment Quarterly, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  24. First language attrition without second language acquisition

    Article • ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics, December 2015, John Benjamins

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  25. Retention of new words: Quantity of encounters, quality of task, and degree of knowledge

    Article • Language Teaching Research, December 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  26. Vocabulary in a Second Language: Selection, Acquisition, and Testing: A Commentary on Four Studies for JALT Vocabulary SIG

    Article • Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, January 2014, Vocabulary Learning and Instruction

    Professor Batia Laufer

  27. Lexical Thresholds for Reading Comprehension: What They Are and How They Can Be Used for Teaching Purposes

    Article • TESOL Quarterly, November 2013, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  28. Vocabulary and Writing

    Article • October 2013, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  29. Lexical Frequency Profiles

    Article • November 2012, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  30. Second Language Word Diffi culty

    Article • November 2012, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  31. Incidental vocabulary acquisition: The effects of task type, word occurrence and their combination

    Article • Language Teaching Research, August 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  32. Verb-Noun Collocations in Second Language Writing: A Corpus Analysis of Learners’ English

    Article • Language Learning, January 2011, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  33. Chapter 2. Form-focused Instruction in Second Language Vocabulary Learning

    Article • December 2010, Channel View Publications, Ltd.

    Professor Batia Laufer

  34. The Contribution of Dictionary Use to the Production and Retention of Collocations in a Second Language

    Article • International Journal of Lexicography, December 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  35. Second language vocabulary acquisition from language input and from form-focused activities

    Article • Language Teaching, May 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  36. Corpus-based versus Lexicographer Examples in Comprehension and Production of New Words

    Article • January 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Batia Laufer

  37. Form-focused Instruction in Second Language Vocabulary Learning: A Case for Contrastive Analysis and Translation

    Article • Applied Linguistics, January 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  38. Comparing Focus on Form and Focus on FormS in Second-Language Vocabulary Learning

    Article • Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes, September 2006, University of Toronto Press (UTPress)

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  39. Examining the Effectiveness of 'Bilingual Dictionary Plus' - A Dictionary for Production in a Foreign Language

    Article • International Journal of Lexicography, June 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  40. Comparing Focus on Form and Focus on FormS in Second-Language Vocabulary Learning

    Article • Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes, January 2006, Project Muse

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  41. Lexical Frequency Profiles: From Monte Carlo to the Real World: A Response to Meara (2005)

    Article • Applied Linguistics, December 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  42. Focus on Form in Second Language Vocabulary Learning

    Article • EUROSLA Yearbook, August 2005, John Benjamins

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  43. Instructed Second Language Vocabulary Learning: The fault in the ‘default hypothesis’

    Article • April 2005, De Gruyter

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  44. Testing Vocabulary Knowledge: Size, Strength, and Computer Adaptiveness

    Article • Language Learning, August 2004, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  45. Vocabulary in a Second Language

    Article • July 2004, John Benjamins

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  46. Size and strength: do we need both to measure vocabulary knowledge?

    Article • Language Testing, April 2004, SAGE Publications

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  47. Introduction

    Article • January 2004, John Benjamins

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  48. Chapter 2. The Influence of L2 on L1 Collocational Knowledge and on L1 Lexical Diversity in Free Written Expression

    Article • December 2003, Channel View Publications, Ltd.

    Professor Batia Laufer

  49. Vocabulary Acquisition in a Second Language: Do Learners Really Acquire Most Vocabulary by Reading? Some Empirical Evidence

    Article • Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes, June 2003, University of Toronto Press (UTPress)

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  50. Type of task, time-on-task and electronic dictionaries in incidental vocabulary acquisition

    Article • IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, January 2003, De Gruyter

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  51. Some Empirical Evidence for the Involvement Load Hypothesis in Vocabulary Acquisition

    Article • Language Learning, September 2001, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  52. Incidental vocabulary acquisition in a second language: the construct of task-induced involvement

    Article • Applied Linguistics, March 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  53. Passive vocabulary size and speed of meaning recognition

    Article • EUROSLA Yearbook, January 2001, John Benjamins

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  54. Avoidance of idioms in a second language: The effect of L1-L2 degree of similarity

    Article • Studia Linguistica, August 2000, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  55. A vocabulary-size test of controlled productive ability

    Article • Language Testing, January 1999, SAGE Publications

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  56. The Relationship Between Passive and Active Vocabularies: Effects of LanguageLearning Context

    Article • Language Learning, September 1998, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  57. The Development of Passive and Active Vocabulary in a Second Language: Same or Different?

    Article • Applied Linguistics, June 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Batia Laufer

  58. Bilingualised dictionaries: How learners really use them

    Article • System, September 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  59. Assessing the Effectiveness of Monolingual, Bilingual, and “Bilingualised” Dictionaries in the Comprehension and Production of New Words

    Article • Modern Language Journal, June 1997, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  60. Memorizing New Words: Does Teaching Have Anything To Do With It?

    Article • RELC Journal, June 1997, SAGE Publications

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  61. Assessing the Effectiveness of Monolingual, Bilingual, and "Bilingualised" Dictionaries in the Comprehension and Production of New Words

    Article • Modern Language Journal, January 1997, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  62. Vocabulary Size and Use: Lexical Richness in L2 Written Production

    Article • Applied Linguistics, September 1995, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  63. Beyond 2000

    Article • January 1995, John Benjamins

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  64. The Lexical Profile of Second Language Writing: Does It Change Over Time?

    Article • RELC Journal, December 1994, SAGE Publications

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  65. Appropriation du vocabulaire : mots faciles, mots difficiles, mots impossibles

    Article • Acquisition et interaction en langue étrangère, January 1994, OpenEdition

    Professor Batia Laufer

  66. What Causes Avoidance in L2 Learning

    Article • Studies in Second Language Acquisition, March 1993, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Stig S. E. Eliasson, Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  67. Reading in a foreign language: how does L2 lexical knowledge interact with the reader's general academic ability'

    Article • Journal of Research in Reading, September 1992, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  68. How Much Lexis is Necessary for Reading Comprehension?

    Article • January 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  69. The Development of L2 Lexis in the Expression of the Advanced Learner

    Article • Modern Language Journal, December 1991, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  70. Words you know

    Article • January 1991, John Benjamins

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  71. Facilitating long-term retention of vocabulary: The second-hand cloze

    Article • System, January 1991, Elsevier

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  72. The Development of L2 Lexis in the Expression of the Advanced Learner

    Article • Modern Language Journal, January 1991, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  73. 'Sequence' and 'Order' in the Development of L2 Lexis: Some Evidence from Lexical Confusions

    Article • Applied Linguistics, September 1990, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Batia Laufer

  74. Ease and Difficulty in Vocabulary Learning: Some Teaching Implications

    Article • Foreign Language Annals, April 1990, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  75. WHY ARE SOME WORDS MORE DIFFICULT THAN OTHERS? — SOME INTRALEXICAL FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE LEARNING OF WORDS

    Article • IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, January 1990, De Gruyter

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  76. The concept of ‘synforms’ (similar lexical forms) in vocabulary acquisition

    Article • Language and Education, January 1988, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  77. Measuring and Explaining the Reading Threshold Needed for English for Academic Purposes Texts

    Article • Foreign Language Annals, October 1985, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  78. Avoidance of Phrasal Verbs—A Case for Contrastive Analysis

    Article • Studies in Second Language Acquisition, February 1985, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  79. Lexical Guessing in Context in EFL Reading Comprehension

    Article • Journal of Research in Reading, February 1984, Wiley

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  80. A Problem in Vocabulary Learning—Synophones

    Article • ELT Journal, January 1981, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  81. ON THE EXTRINSIC RULE ORDERING: THE FORMULATION FALLACY

    Article • Linguistics, January 1978, De Gruyter

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  82. An experiment in teaching reading comprehension with written answers in the mother tongue

    Article • System, January 1978, Elsevier

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  83. An approach to teaching grammar for comprehension purposes

    Article • System, January 1976, Elsevier

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  84. Vocabulary

    Article • Taylor & Francis

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer

  85. The lexical plight in second language reading: Words you don't know, words you think you know, and words you can't guess

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Professor Batia Laufer, Professor Batia Laufer