The study of vocabulary is a flourishing area in applied linguistics and language teaching, which is creating a need for new approaches to vocabulary assessment. This volume presents a framework that expands the traditional concept of a vocabulary test to cover a range of procedures for assessing the vocabulary knowledge of second language learners. These procedures can be useful for addressing practical assessment needs, as well as providing tools for conducting research into the lexical dimensions of language.

'This is a weighty book in a weighty series: the authoritative Cambridge Language Assessment series.'EL Gazette, 2001

'The book's great strength must lie in the competence with which it summarises research into vocabulary acquisition and research. Read's book is both timely and well-designed, and provides an accessible framework for discussion of aspects of vocabulary knowledge.'ELT Journal

'John Read's Assessing Vocabulary provides a detailed analysis of the issues related to measuring vocabulary knowledge and presents a framework that both teachers and researchers may use to analyze vocabulary tests. … [It] is an essential reference for those who are involved or interested in vocabulary tests. It provides the background knowledge necessary to analyze specific vocabulary tests as well as to develop valid measures of vocabulary. … Read's book helps to increase awareness of the complex issues involved in testing vocabulary and should continue to be an essential text for anyone interested in researching vocabulary.'Language Teaching