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Teng, Feng – Language Teaching Research, 2020
This article examines the influence of different reading conditions (i.e. reading only and reading with first language marginal glosses), number of word encounters (one, three, and seven) while reading, and combinations of these two variables on new word retention. This study considered a total of six possible combinations. Six groups of Chinese…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Liu, Yeu-Ting; Todd, Andrew Graeme – Language Teaching Research, 2016
Although repeated reading--a pedagogical practice often involving phonological support in which learners revisit novel forms in context--has been extensively studied in terms of reading fluency and comprehension, little research has explored whether it promotes language acquisition. The current study, an attempt to fill this gap, found that…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Second Language Learning, Reading Fluency, Vocabulary Development
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Pellicer-Sánchez, Ana – Language Teaching Research, 2017
Previous studies have shown that intentional learning through explicit instruction is effective for the acquisition of collocations in a second language (L2) (e.g. Peters, 2014, 2015), but relatively little is known about the effectiveness of incidental approaches for the acquisition of L2 collocations. The present study examined the incidental…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Incidental Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction