Some Trends in Vocabulary Research: A Discussion of Three Papers Presented at the JALT Vocabulary SIG

This paper represents a summary and discussion of the three studies presented at the morning session of the Fall 2022 JALT Vocabulary SIG. The papers, which were written by Ali Al-Hoorie, Masaki Eguchi, Derek Canning, Stuart McLean, Christopher Nicklin, and Joseph Vitta, represent a range of topics and study designs that are common in recent vocabulary research. These include a systematic scoping review, a vocabulary assessment validation study, and a study of the relationship between features of productive lexical use and oral proficiency. For each study, a brief summary, followed by a discussion of the particularly admirable qualities of each study and suggestions for future research have been provided. Furthermore, the studies are discussed in light of the open science movement.