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Xu, Yi; Zhang, Jie – Language Teaching Research, 2022
Lexical inference through reading is considered an important method for vocabulary building; however, empirical research has not consistently offered strong evidence of the application of lexical inference in second language vocabulary learning. A recently burgeoning line of research focuses on second language (L2) lexical inference of compounds…
Descriptors: Chinese, Form Classes (Languages), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Juffs, Alan – Language Teaching Research, 1998
Provides an analysis of the frequency of verbs and their syntactic requirements in "Interchange" (Richards et al., 1991), a popular series of textbooks for English as a Second Language (ESL). A corpus analysis of "Interchange" suggests that ESL materials may underrepresent some of the verb classes that are known to cause learners difficulty.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning