Hideki Goya's review of Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
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Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition by James Milton is an interesting book whose main concern actually focuses on vocabulary acquisition and its measurement; however, Milton also illustrates important issues that directly relate to the relationship between reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge in English as a second/foreign language (ESL/EFL) contexts. Therefore, a review of this book is relevant for readers of this journal.
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