The mnemonic keyword method: The effects of bidirectional retrieval training and of ability to image on foreign language vocabulary recall

Wyra, Mirella; Lawson, Michael J.; Hungi, Njora

doi:10.1016/j.learninstruc.2007.02.008

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“…Además, se comprobó que la viveza de imagen de los participantes influía en el recuerdo. De esta manera, aquellos participantes que tuvieron una alta viveza de imagen, mostraron un mayor recuerdo de las traducciones de palabras del idioma gallego que los individuos bajos en viveza de imagen, confirmándose así algunos estudios previos (Baddeley y Andrade, 2000;Campos et al, 2013Campos et al, , 2014Campos, González et al 2004;Campos y Pérez, 1997;Denis, 1979;Higbee, 1993;Paivio, 1971;Richardson, 1994;Wyra et al, 2007) que indicaban que la capacidad de imagen, o la viveza, de los participantes influía en el recuerdo.…”

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La mnemotecnia de la palabra clave aplicada a vocabulario gallego de baja frecuencia en estudiantes bilingües || The keyword mnemonics applied to low-frequency Galician vocabulary in bilingual students

Campos

Díaz

2018

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La mnemotecnia de la palabra clave es una regla mnemotécnica que se utiliza, fundamentalmente, en el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras. En este estudio se intentaba averiguar si la mnemotecnia de la palabra clave influía en el aprendizaje del significado de las palabras de la lengua gallega de baja frecuencia, y si la habilidad de imagen de los participantes influía en el aprendizaje. Para ello, se seleccionó un grupo de 111 estudiantes de Educación Secundaria que aprendieron una lista de 20 palabras del idioma gallego, de baja frecuencia, mediante el método de repetición o mediante el método de la palabra clave. Se encontró que la mnemotecnia de la palabra clave era más efectiva que el método de repetición en el aprendizaje y que los participantes con alta viveza de imagen recordaban un mayor número de traducciones de las palabras de la lengua gallega que los que tenían baja viveza de imagen. Son necesarias nuevas investigaciones sobre la mnemotecnia de la palabra clave aplicada a las lenguas minoritarias como la lengua gallega.

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“…Si los participantes son capaces de crear imágenes vivas, obtendrán un mayor recuerdo (Baddeley y Andrade, 2000;Campos, Amor, y González, 2002;Campos et al, 2013Campos et al, , 2014Campos, González y Amor, 2004;Campos y Pérez, 1997;Denis, 1979;Higbee, 1993;Paivio, 1971;Richardson, 1994;Wyra et al, 2007) que si no tienen esa habilidad.…”

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La mnemotecnia de la palabra clave aplicada a vocabulario gallego de baja frecuencia en estudiantes bilingües || The keyword mnemonics applied to low-frequency Galician vocabulary in bilingual students

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Díaz

2018

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“…Several empirical studies (e.g., Atkinson & Raugh, 1975;Beaton, Gruneberg, Hyde, Shufflebottom, & Sykes, 2005;Sagarra & Alba, 2006;Shapiro & Waters, 2005) have shown that the retention of a new vocabulary word in a FL (e.g., the Spanish word carta, meaning letter) can be substantially increased when the learner associates its sound to a keyword in his/her native language (e.g., the English word cart), and then creates a mental image combining the two words (e.g., a letter in a cart). Some authors found it helpful, especially in teaching children, to facilitate the formation of the mental image by providing learners with an interactive picture of the two words (e.g., Avila & Sadoski, 1996;Wyra, Lawson, & Hungi, 2007). However, the KWM proved to be very effective even without the emphasis on the interactive imagery, as long as certain criteria were considered in the selection of the two words.…”

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Teaching Young FL Learners New Vocabulary: A Comparison between the Efficiency of Keyword Method and Total Physical Response

Dolean¹,

Dolghi²

2016

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Teaching a foreign language to young children has been an increasingly dominant trend in most globalized societies. While there is abundant literature that supports teaching a foreign language at an early age through language immersion programs, little is known about the efficiency of strategies used to explicitly teach new vocabulary words in a foreign language to young learners. This empirical investigation aimed to assess and compare the efficiency of two mnemonics that have been traditionally used to explicitly teach new foreign language words: the Keyword Method (KWM) and the Total Physical Response (TPR). Results indicate that the KWM is more effective than TPR in teaching new vocabulary words in a foreign language to early elementary school children.

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“…The results of several studies have indicated that age is an important variable in the use of imagery-based recall methods and that such methods are useful for adult people (Atkinson & Rough, 1975;Shapiro & Waters, 2005); however, the modified keyword method does not always enhance the word recall of adult subjects (Hall, Wilson, & Patterson, 1981;Pressley, 1987;Desrochers, Wieland, & Cote, 1991). In line with that, the keyword method is effective among elementary school children (e.g., Wyra, Lawson, & Hungi, 2007). In addition, adolescent students benefit from this method if subjects are treated individually (Pressley, Levin, Digdon, Bryant, Mcgivern, & Ray, 1982) and if the quality of the keyword images is adequate (Beaton, Gruneberg, Hyde, Shufflebottom, & Sykes, 2005).…”

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Effects of Using Mnemonic Associations on Vocabulary Recall of Iranian EFL Learners over Time

Anjomafrouz¹,

Tajalli²

2012

IJEL

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Effects of using mnemonic associations on vocabulary recall of Iranian EFL learners were investigated in two separate experiments with adolescents and adults. In each experiment, the students were divided into two groups of experimental (mnemonic) and control (rote). Using a number of predesigned (the researcher-designed) associations as models, the students of the mnemonic groups were trained to generate mnemonic associations of their own for the new vocabulary words they had chosen to learn. Then, their use of the initial (previously student-designed) and the new self-designed associations was assessed by giving four recall tasks. The students of the rote groups, on the other hand, were instructed to learn the words through memorization and repetition. The data analyzed revealed that using mnemonic associations led to significantly better performance of the adult students when comparison was made with an external control group (rote group) and better performance of both adult and adolescent groups when comparison was made with an internal control group (when students used no association in mnemonic group). Furthermore, the higher performance of mnemonic groups who frequently reported using initial associations revealed that these had a significant role at vocabulary recall of students. Finally, mnemonic method significantly affected the vocabulary recall of adult students for both receptive and productive learning.

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The mnemonic keyword method: The effects of bidirectional retrieval training and of ability to image on foreign language vocabulary recall

Cited by 39 publications

References 14 publications

La mnemotecnia de la palabra clave aplicada a vocabulario gallego de baja frecuencia en estudiantes bilingües || The keyword mnemonics applied to low-frequency Galician vocabulary in bilingual students

La mnemotecnia de la palabra clave aplicada a vocabulario gallego de baja frecuencia en estudiantes bilingües || The keyword mnemonics applied to low-frequency Galician vocabulary in bilingual students

Teaching Young FL Learners New Vocabulary: A Comparison between the Efficiency of Keyword Method and Total Physical Response

Effects of Using Mnemonic Associations on Vocabulary Recall of Iranian EFL Learners over Time

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