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Ehsanzadeh, S. J. – Language Education & Assessment, 2020
This study measures the threshold level of depth of word knowledge in L2 incidental learning and reading comprehension. I administered the Word Associates Test (WAT; Read, 2004) to measure depth of word knowledge. Based on participants' scores on the WAT, they were divided into three proficiency groups: high proficiency (HP), intermediate…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Incidental Learning, Second Language Learning
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Rossomondo, Amy E. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2007
The present study utilizes traditional silent reading and a think-aloud procedure to investigate the role of lexical cues to meaning in the incidental acquisition of the Spanish future tense. A total of 161 beginning-level university students of Spanish participated in the study. Two versions of a reading passage that contained 13 target items…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Cues, Silent Reading, Grammar