The effects of a context-embedded approach to second-language vocabulary learning

Kang, Sook-Hi

doi:10.1016/0346-251x(94)00051-7

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“…For the purposes of the present study, it was determined that context enhancement could include an illustrative image. As Prince noted, Chun and Plass (1996) found that second year university students learned L2 vocabulary more successfully when the definition of a glossed word was accompanied by a picture, a finding that echoed an earlier study by Kang (1995). Also, though a more complex procedure than learning via translation, context learning could have its own advantages by conveying an understanding of the appropriate environment of the new word that decontextualized translation learning may not provide.…”

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The role of translation in vocabulary acquisition: A replication study

Alroe¹,

Reinders²

2015

Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics

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This study aimed to test the findings of earlier research indicating that EFL students could better learn new vocabulary via translation from L1 rather than by encountering it in the context of L2 sentences. Over one thousand Thai freshmen students were allocated to one of three groups to learn 30 unfamiliar English words. One group studied translation pairs, a second studied the words in the context of English sentences with graphic illustrations and the third had English sentences, illustrations and Thai translation. After a brief delay participants were given a posttest involving gapped sentences and translations. Results showed the students who learned via translation did not do better than the two groups who learned contextually. The findings do not support the contention that switching to L1 in EFL classes to introduce new vocabulary is justified.

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Section: 'The Owl Has the Reputation Of Being A Very Intelligent Birdsupporting

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The role of translation in vocabulary acquisition: A replication study

Alroe¹,

Reinders²

2015

Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics

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“…It has usually worked with the traditional mode of analysis and has considered context the most decisive element of L2 processing, vocabulary acquisition and L2 reading (e.g. Nation and Coady, 1988;Hang, 1995;Dycus, 1997;Engelbart and Theuerkauf, 1999;Fraser, 1999). The analysis and application of GSH can help applied linguists put the dynamic relation of lexical units and contexts into a new perspective.…”

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On my mind: thoughts about salience, context and figurative language from a second language perspective

Kecskés

2006

Second Language Research

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“…Vocabulary improvement can help learners to improve their language abilities. Words are arranged grammatically to form a message and one cannot learn a language without learning a great number of words [2]. Some scholars hold that learning vocabulary is more important than learning the grammar of a language [3].…”

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Impact of Using Instructional Video Games on EFL Learners' Vocabulary Retention

Salehi¹

2016

ujer

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This study aimed at investigating the impact of Instructional Video Games (IVGs) on the vocabulary retention of Iranian language learners. To do so, 32 male and 43 female, between the ages thirteen to thirty one years old, in Padideh Derakhshan Institute, Sahinshahr, Isfahan, Iran were selected as a whole population. First, the World English placement test was administered, and 60 learners were chosen as the participants of the study. Next, a test of novelty as a pretest of vocabulary was administered at the early stage of the study to ensure the novelty of to-be-instructed words and participants' unfamiliarity with those words. The experimental group members were treated with the new way of learning, IVGs, to practice the new words in each lesson, but control group members were treated with by memorizing the new words through a list. After four weeks both groups sat for vocabulary posttest, and about one month later they sat for delayed posttest. The results were compared statistically. The statistical analysis indicated significant difference in vocabulary retention on learners of the experimental group.

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The effects of a context-embedded approach to second-language vocabulary learning

Cited by 45 publications

References 15 publications

The role of translation in vocabulary acquisition: A replication study

The role of translation in vocabulary acquisition: A replication study

On my mind: thoughts about salience, context and figurative language from a second language perspective

Impact of Using Instructional Video Games on EFL Learners' Vocabulary Retention

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