The Literature Review of English Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition

Abstract

In the field of second language acquisition, Hulstijin (2001) believes that vocabulary incidental acquisition usually refers to the fact that when learners perform meaningful second-language language use or learning activities, such as reading articles, watching movies, or listening to music, their attention is not focused on vocabulary learning, but inadvertently acquires part of the knowledge about vocabulary, which is a kind of vocabulary cognitive activity that occurs incidentally when attention is focused on other activities. This vocabulary learning is a byproduct of second language learners learning other skills.