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Lexical Competence Underlying Second Language Word Association Tasks: Examining the Construct Validity of Response Type and Response Time Measures
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Eguchi, Masaki; Suzuki, Shungo; Suzuki, Yuichi – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2022
This study investigated the constructs underlying second language (L2) word association (WA) with regard to three dimensions of lexical competence--size, organization, and accessibility--and the lexical performance of speech. One-hundred and thirteen Japanese learners of English completed a computer-delivered oral WA task along with three…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Associative Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Motivation as Quality: Regulatory Fit Effects on Incidental Vocabulary Learning
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Papi, Mostafa – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2018
The study examined the predictions of regulatory fit theory (Higgins, 2000) in relation to task-based incidental vocabulary learning. A total of 189 English as a second language learners completed a vocabulary pretest, a regulatory focus questionnaire, an integrated reading/writing task, and finally an unannounced vocabulary posttest. The…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Incidental Learning
Exposure Frequency in L2 Reading: An Eye-Movement Perspective of Incidental Vocabulary Learning
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Mohamed, Ayman A. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2018
The present study brings together methods of extensive reading studies and eye-movement research to track the cognitive effects of exposure frequency on vocabulary processing and learning. Forty-two advanced second language learners of English read a stage 1 graded reader, "Goodbye Mr. Hollywood," on a computer screen while their eye…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Second Language Learning, Reading Processes, Recall (Psychology)
Vocabulary Knowledge and Advanced Listening Comprehension in English as a Foreign Language
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Staehr, Lars Stenius – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2009
This article presents an empirical study that investigates the role of vocabulary knowledge in listening comprehension with 115 advanced Danish learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). The dimensions of depth and breadth of vocabulary knowledge (measured by the Vocabulary Levels Test and the Word Associates Test) were found to be…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Reading Research, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language)