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was more effective than a provided-sentence context condition on a 4-day
delayed retention test. One potential criticism of contextual strategies as
operationalized in the research discussed so far is that subjects were exposed to
only a single ...
This book offers readers a basic grounding in L2 vocabulary acquisition. In addition, it provides theoretical analyses and empirical data regarding Chinese learners of English: their specific learning difficulties, needs, strategies, etc. The book provides an overview of the research in L2 vocabulary acquisition in the last two decades. Linguistic, psycholinguistic, socio-cultural, neurolinguistic, and corpus linguistics analyses are considered. The book constructs a comprehensive framework for Computer Assisted Vocabulary Learning (CAVL). This is achieved by providing an overview of vocabulary learning in CALL and then proposing a big framework within which most vocabulary learning programs can be conceptualized. The author then gives a detailed account of how Chinese learners approach English vocabulary learning. She provides an up-to-date picture of the overall situation regarding the language policies adopted, the traditional, orthodox approach to language learning, and the recent reforms implemented in Chinese universities. General and specific vocabulary learning difficulties encountered by Chinese learners are documented and analysed and empirical studies are reported.
Introduction The term "second language acquisition" (SLA) covers all the main
areas of language, systematized by time-honoured terms like syntax, grammar,
lexis, pronunciation, etc., and covers the mass of research that endeavours to ...
Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition provides an examination of the background to testing vocabulary knowledge in a second language and in particular considers the effect that word frequency and lexical coverage have on learning and communication in a foreign language. It examines the tools we have for assessing the various facets of vocabulary knowledge such as aural and written word recognition, the link with word meaning, and vocabulary depth. These are illustrated and the scores they produce are demonstrated to provide normative data. Vocabulary acquisition from course books and in the classroom in examined, as is vocabulary uptake from informal tasks. This book ties scores on tests of vocabulary breadth to performance on standard foreign language examinations and on hierarchies of communicative performance such as the CEFR.
Much of the literature on second language acquisition as a general process (e.g.
Mitchell & Myles, 2004; Lightbown & Spada, 1999) pays little attention to
vocabulary learning. This is not just a recent phenomenon. O'Dell (1997: 258) ...
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Vocabulary and reading comprehension are among Reading First's five key literacy topics; this book presents current research findings and considers their significance for instruction. Specific information is provided on challenges facing English language learners. Contributors include the leading authorities in the field.
Intelligence In addition to the Vocabulary subtest of the WASI, three other
subtests were administered: Block Design, Similarities, and Matrix Reasoning.
The WASI Block Design subtest is a measure of perceptual organization and
general ...
A commonly-used bottom-up dynamic programming algorithm for computing the
Levenshtein distance involves the use of an (n + 1)(m+1) matrix, where n and m
are the lengths of the two strings. Figure 1 illustrates the matrix. The two ...
