Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: An Outline -- Part 1: Lexical Competence and Lexical Errors -- Chapter 1. Vocabulary Acquisition in the Second Language -- Chapter 2. Variables Affecting Lexical Production -- Chapter 3. Vocabulary and Writing -- Chapter 4. Lexical Errors in SLA -- Part 2: Lexical Error Production in Young Spanish Learners' Written Compositions -- Chapter 5. Designing a Study to Explore Lexical Errors in Writing -- Chapter 6. Lexical Error Production: Changes Over Time -- Chapter 7. Lexical Errors in Writing Quality -- Chapter 8. Lexical Errors and Receptive Vocabulary Knowledge -- Chapter 9. Some Concluding Remarks -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: The ESL Composition Profile -- Appendix 2: The Composition Task -- Appendix 3: The 2000 Vocabulary Levels Test -- Appendix 4: The 1000 Word Test -- Appendix 5: The Cloze Test -- Appendix 6: The Reading Comprehension Test -- Appendix 7: The Questionnaire -- References