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Direct linkChi-hsin Chen; Yayun Zhang; Chen Yu – Cognitive Science, 2025
Learning the meaning of a verb is challenging because learners need to resolve two types of ambiguity: (1) word-referent mapping--finding the correct referent event of a verb, and (2) word-meaning mapping--inferring the correct meaning of the verb from the referent event (e.g., whether the meaning of an action word is TURNING or TWISTING). The…
Descriptors: Verbs, Ambiguity (Semantics), Adult Students, Linguistic Input
Vocabulary Learning during Reading: Benefits of Contextual Inferences versus Retrieval Opportunities
van den Broek, Gesa S. E.; Wesseling, Eva; Huijssen, Linske; Lettink, Maj; van Gog, Tamara – Cognitive Science, 2022
Retrieval practice of isolated words (e.g., with flashcards) enhances foreign vocabulary learning. However, vocabulary is often encountered in context. We investigated whether retrieval opportunities also enhance contextualized word learning. In two within-subjects experiments, participants encoded 24 foreign words and then read a story to further…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Reading Processes, Recall (Psychology), Context Effect
