This paper aims to identify benefits of extensive reading on some aspects of vocabulary learning and ways to conduct a successful extensive reading program. In order to answer the two research questions, the researcher collected and analyzed online journal articles which focus on the relationship between vocabulary development and extensive reading. | USING EXTENSIVE READING TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC VOCABULARY FOR SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES – VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI Truong Thi Phuong* Department of Language Training and Professional Development, VNU University of Languages and International Studies, Pham Van Dong, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Received 05 June 2018 Revised 28 July 2018; Accepted 31 July 2018 Abstract: There are different ways to improve vocabulary knowledge and one of them is through extensive reading. This paper aims to identify benefits of extensive reading on some aspects of vocabulary learning and ways to conduct a successful extensive reading program. In order to answer the two research questions, the researcher collected and analyzed online journal articles which focus on the relationship between vocabulary development and extensive reading. The results show that extensive reading not only improves new vocabulary knowledge but also fosters previously met words. Moreover, some specific aspects of vocabulary learning are benefited thanks to extensive reading such as meaning, spelling and grammar. Finally, some recommendations on how to carry out an extensive reading are raised at the end of the result section based on various researchers’ opinions. Keywords: vocabulary acquisition, extensive reading, language learning 1. Introduction 1 It cannot be denied that to master a language, learners not only have to be fluent in all four skills including speaking, listening, reading and writing but also take vocabulary learning into consideration. According to Xu (2010), vocabulary learning is crucial in the process of foreign language learning. It is a great challenge and enormous duty for learners as well as teachers. Admitting that vocabulary is remarkably important, Wilkins (1974, as cited in Xu, 2010) claimed that people cannot communicate without vocabulary. Regarding vocabulary learning, some researchers mentioned “extensive reading” as a
