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Does the Freedom of Reader Choice Affect Second Language Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition?
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Reynolds, Barry Lee; Bai, Yi Ling – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
In this study, the effect of freedom of reader choice on the incidental acquisition of vocabulary was investigated in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) reading classes. Despite advocating free extensive reading as a means of obtaining a native-like L2 vocabulary,existing studies investigating the incidental acquisition of vocabulary have not…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Incidental Learning, Vocabulary Development