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L2 Vocabulary Learning from Reading: Explicit and Tacit Lexical Knowledge and the Role of Learner and Item Variables
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Elgort, Irina; Warren, Paul – Language Learning, 2014
This study investigates acquisition of second language (L2) vocabulary from reading a connected authentic text. Advanced and upper-intermediate L2 (English) participants read a long expository text for general understanding, with embedded critical vocabulary items (pseudowords). Explicit knowledge of the critical items was examined using a meaning…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Priming
Tracking the Incremental Acquisition of Second Language Vocabulary: A Longitudinal Study.
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Schmitt, Norbert – Language Learning, 1998
Tracked the acquisition of 11 words over the course of a year for three adult learners with advanced proficiency in English. Four kinds of words were measured for knowledge: spelling, associations, grammatical information, and meaning. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Adults, Advanced Students, English (Second Language), Grammar