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A Comparison of the Effects of Reading and Listening on Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition
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Vidal, Karina – Language Learning, 2011
This article compares the effects of listening and reading on the incidental acquisition and retention of vocabulary. Two hundred thirty students participated in the study: They either (a) read three academic texts, (b) watched three lectures, or (c) received no input at all and just completed the vocabulary measures. This study also assessed and…
Descriptors: Scores, Vocabulary Development, Incidental Learning, Comparative Analysis