Vocabulary In A Second Language

Author : Paul Bogaards,Batia Laufer-Dvorkin
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027217106

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Vocabulary in a Second Language by Paul Bogaards,Batia Laufer-Dvorkin Pdf

The eleven chapters of Vocabulary in a Second Language are written by the world's leading researchers in the field of vocabulary studies in second language acquisition. Each chapter presents experimental research leading to new conclusions about and insights into the selection, the learning and teaching, or the testing of vocabulary knowledge in foreign languages. This book is intended as an up-to-date overview of the important domain of the lexicon for researchers in the field of second language acquisition, teacher trainers and professional teachers of second or foreign languages.

Author : James Milton
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781847693785

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Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition by James Milton Pdf

Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition provides an examination of the background to testing vocabulary knowledge in a second language and in particular considers the effect that word frequency and lexical coverage have on learning and communication in a foreign language. It examines the tools we have for assessing the various facets of vocabulary knowledge such as aural and written word recognition, the link with word meaning, and vocabulary depth. These are illustrated and the scores they produce are demonstrated to provide normative data. Vocabulary acquisition from course books and in the classroom in examined, as is vocabulary uptake from informal tasks. This book ties scores on tests of vocabulary breadth to performance on standard foreign language examinations and on hierarchies of communicative performance such as the CEFR.

Author : James Coady,Thomas Huckin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521561327

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Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition by James Coady,Thomas Huckin Pdf

A collection of articles on direct and indirect second language vocabulary acquisition.

Author : I. S. P. Nation
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001-03-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780521800921

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Learning Vocabulary in Another Language by I. S. P. Nation Pdf

This book provides pedagogical suggestions for both teachers and learners.

Author : James Coady,Thomas Huckin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521561329

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Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition by James Coady,Thomas Huckin Pdf

A collection of articles on direct and indirect second language vocabulary acquisition.

Author : Paul Meara
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027289070

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Connected Words by Paul Meara Pdf

What words come into your head when you think of SUN? For native English speakers, the most common responses are MOON, SHINE and HOT, and about half of all native speaker responses to SUN are covered by these three words. L2 English speakers are much less obliging, and produce patterns of association that are markedly different from those produced by native speakers. Why? What does this tell us about the way L2 speakers' vocabularies grow and develop? This volume provides a user-friendly introduction to a research technique which has the potential to answer some long-standing puzzles about L2 vocabulary. The method is easy to use, even for inexperienced researchers, but it produces immensely rich data, which can be analysed on many different levels. The book explores how word association data can be used to probe the development of vocabulary depth, productive vocabulary skills and lexical organisation in L2 speakers.

Author : Frank Boers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-14
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000356786

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Evaluating Second Language Vocabulary and Grammar Instruction by Frank Boers Pdf

Providing a much-needed critical synthesis of research on teaching vocabulary and grammar to students of a second or foreign language, this book puts the research into perspective in order to distil recommendations for language teaching. Boers evaluates a comprehensive range of both well-established and lesser-known research strands and classroom practices to draw out the most effective instructional approaches to teaching words, multiword expressions and grammar patterns. Chapters discuss learning as a by-product of communicative activities, language-focused instruction, diverse types of exercises, mnemonic techniques and more, with a view to building bridges between the available research on such instructional approaches and how they are commonly implemented in actual language courses and textbooks. This book helps teachers make research-informed decisions regarding their instructional approaches to words, phrases and patterns, and direct researchers to specific areas in need of further inquiry. Boers not only demonstrates how research findings can inform effective teaching, but also calls for a deeper appreciation on the part of researchers of the realities of the teaching profession, making this a worthwhile text for preservice teachers, teacher educators, graduate students and scholars.

Author : Paul Nation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Communication, International
ISBN : 9062568459

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Vocabulary Acquisition by Paul Nation Pdf

Author : Dorte Albrechtsen,Kirsten Haastrup,Birgit Henriksen
Publisher : Museum Tusculanum Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 8772899328

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Writing and Vocabulary in Foreign Language Acquisition by Dorte Albrechtsen,Kirsten Haastrup,Birgit Henriksen Pdf

This volume features eight articles on writing and vocabulary acquisitiontwo crucial areas of study in foreign language learning and teaching. Five contributions have come from notable research environments in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland and Wales. The first section is devoted to studies of writing in a second or a foreign language (L2). The second section deals with vocabulary acquisition illustrating the wide scope of the issues open to investigation.

Author : Višnja Pavičić Takač
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781847690395

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Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Foreign Language Acquisition by Višnja Pavičić Takač Pdf

The book discusses vocabulary learning strategies as an integral subgroup of language learning strategies. It defines language learning strategies in general and their features on the basis of cognitive theory and relevant models of second language acquisition as the basis for empirical research. Furthermore, the book gives a survey of research on vocabulary learning strategies and describes three original empirical studies. Thus, the book attempts at integrating the approaches of theories of second language acquisition, the theory and practice of instructed foreign language learning, and the findings of current empirical research.

Author : D. Albrechtsen,K. Haastrup,B. Henriksen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230593404

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Vocabulary and Writing in a First and Second Language by D. Albrechtsen,K. Haastrup,B. Henriksen Pdf

Listening to the voices of learners as they write an essay or try to cope with unfamiliar words in a text is a luxury often reserved for researchers. This book observes individuals performing similar tasks in their first and their foreign language and invites readers with an interest in foreign language acquisition to follow the same learners in their efforts to cope in both languages.

Author : Thomas Huckin,Margot Haynes,James Coady
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003405516

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Second Language Reading and Vocabulary Learning by Thomas Huckin,Margot Haynes,James Coady Pdf

Reading ability and vocabulary knowledge are two of the most important components of performance in a second language, especially in academic settings. Each depend on the other, as vocabulary knowledge is the single most important factor in reading comprehension, while reading is the single most important means by which intermediate and advanced learners acquire new words. This symbiotic relationship is the subject of this volume. The authors argue that building vocabulary through reading is a fruitful but complex activity that needs better understanding and more careful guidance. This book is unique in its emphases on original research. Eight of the 14 chapters are empirical studies published for the first time, including classroom-based case studies, experimental research, and think-aloud protocol analysis. In every chapter, consideration is given to the pedagogical implications and possible applications of the research findings. Lengthy editorial comments at the end of each chapter reinforce this practical concern.

Author : Qing Ma
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 3039116665

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Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition by Qing Ma Pdf

This book offers readers a basic grounding in L2 vocabulary acquisition. In addition, it provides theoretical analyses and empirical data regarding Chinese learners of English: their specific learning difficulties, needs, strategies, etc. The book provides an overview of the research in L2 vocabulary acquisition in the last two decades. Linguistic, psycholinguistic, socio-cultural, neurolinguistic, and corpus linguistics analyses are considered. The book constructs a comprehensive framework for Computer Assisted Vocabulary Learning (CAVL). This is achieved by providing an overview of vocabulary learning in CALL and then proposing a big framework within which most vocabulary learning programs can be conceptualized. The author then gives a detailed account of how Chinese learners approach English vocabulary learning. She provides an up-to-date picture of the overall situation regarding the language policies adopted, the traditional, orthodox approach to language learning, and the recent reforms implemented in Chinese universities. General and specific vocabulary learning difficulties encountered by Chinese learners are documented and analysed and empirical studies are reported.

Author : Stuart Webb,Paul Nation
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9780194403535

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How Vocabulary is Learned by Stuart Webb,Paul Nation Pdf

This guide to vocabulary acquisition is essential reading for teachers of English as a second or foreign language. It presents the major ideas and principles that relate to the teaching and learning of vocabulary and evaluates a wide range of practical activities designed to help boost students’ vocabulary acquisition. Key questions which are answered include: • How many words should students learn at a time, and how often? • How much classroom time should be spent teaching vocabulary? • What is the best way to group vocabulary for learning? • Is it useful to provide students with the L1 translations of unknown words? • Why do some students make greater progress than others? stuart webb is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. paul nation is Emeritus Professor in Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Teachers will find answers to many of their perennial questions about vocabulary learning—as well as some they had not yet thought to ask! There is research evidence to support established practices, but also new evidence that challenges old ideas. patsy lightbown (co-author of How Languages are Learned, with Nina Spada)

Author : Rubén Chacón-Beltrán,Christian Abello-Contesse,María del Mar Torreblanca-López
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781847694805

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Insights into Non-native Vocabulary Teaching and Learning by Rubén Chacón-Beltrán,Christian Abello-Contesse,María del Mar Torreblanca-López Pdf

In a field like L2 vocabulary teaching and learning where interest and research studies are burgeoning, this book offers a useful collection of papers that contains new ways of investigating vocabulary development, techniques for vocabulary teaching such as the Focus on Form hypothesis, word associations, and the use of concordance data. In addition, it tackles recent areas of analysis such as the treatment of vocabulary in teaching materials—an area of almost complete neglect in the literature. The book is divided into three parts. Part one provides the overview and deals with the development of a model for vocabulary teaching and learning. Part two focuses on empirical studies on lexical processing in English and Spanish. Part three centers on materials design for vocabulary teaching and learning. The advances made in this book will certainly be of interest to researchers, teachers, and graduate students working on this very active field of inquiry.