“…At the same time, students' positive perceptions toward implementing the FC approach have been reported by Adnan (2017), Teng (2017), Hung (2015), and M. Webb et al (2014). When it comes to vocabulary teaching and learning, just few studies conducted so far report on higher vocabulary gain and more positive perceptions toward learning in favor of the FC model compared with the conventional approach (Xiao-Qing, 2016; H. Zhang et al, 2016). Narrowing this review to the field of EAP and academic vocabulary, the literature is quite scarce, with a report only on the improvement in students' academic writing after the FC implementation (Pavanelli, 2018) and none, to the best of the authors' knowledge, on academic vocabulary.…”