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Kichan Park – English Teaching, 2024
To identify effective methods for boosting incidental vocabulary learning, this study examines the impacts of two tools--bimodal presentation (BP) and lexical elaboration (LE)--on vocabulary acquisition through repeated encounters with target words during meaning-focused reading. In a quiet and comfortable place conducive to full concentration on…
Descriptors: Incidental Learning, Vocabulary Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Acquisition
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Brielle Sheridan; Sharon A. Reeve; Nicole A. Pantano; Danielle L. Gureghian; April N. Kisamore – Education and Treatment of Children, 2025
Manding is an important skill for children to learn to access not only preferred items but also information that can be crucial to their success in academic, professional, or social settings. There is a need to continue research to best teach mands for information. The current study examined the effectiveness of using incidental teaching to teach…
Descriptors: Incidental Learning, Teaching Methods, Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Xin Yuan; Xuan Tang – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2025
Aim: From the perspective of cognitive load theory, the present study examined the relative effectiveness of the sequential use of L1 and bilingual subtitles on incidental English vocabulary learning. Methods: A total of 162 upper-intermediate Chinese learners of English as a foreign language watched an English clip in one of 4 subtitling…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Recall (Psychology), Native Language, Second Language Learning
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Alsina Naudi, Anna – L2 Journal, 2022
One of the major challenges for any L2 teacher is to integrate vocabulary components into a course. Determining what words to select in order to satisfy the goals of the course and what instructional methodology best suits the purpose of vocabulary learning are not easy tasks. Even more difficult is dealing with the formulaic terminology of a…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
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Motamedynia, Masoud; Nasrollahi Shahri, Naseh – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2022
This study investigated the lexical demands of English-as-an-additional-language (EAL) and general-audience podcasts and their potential for incidental vocabulary learning. Two corpora (i.e., one EAL and one general-audience) comprising 1,188,512 tokens were analyzed to determine the necessary vocabulary knowledge to reach 90% and 95% coverage.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Incidental Learning, Vocabulary Development
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Yorganci, Mehtap; Subasi, Gonca – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2022
Recently vocabulary studies have mainly focused on two forms of vocabulary acquisition: incidental and intentional vocabulary acquisition. For incidental vocabulary acquisition, Task-induced Involvement Load Hypothesis (TILH) was put forward by Hulstijn and Laufer (2001) to investigate the vocabulary tasks by comparing their levels of involvement…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Incidental Learning
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Dang, Thi Ngoc Yen; Lu, Cailing; Webb, Stuart – Applied Linguistics, 2023
Open access academic lectures are potential sources for incidental vocabulary learning. These lectures are available in various formats (transcripts, audios, videos, and video with captions), but no studies have compared the learning of vocabulary in these lectures through different input modes. This study adopted a pretest-posttest design to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Lecture Method, Incidental Learning, Vocabulary Development
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Ebadi, Saman; Amini, Zhila; Gheisari, Nouzar – Smart Learning Environments, 2023
Mobile-based extramural English (EE) activities, including watching movies, playing digital games, and listening to music outside the classroom, have played an important role in increasing learners' interest in English as a foreign language (EFL). This mixed-method design study aimed to investigate the role of EE activities in the vocabulary…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Relationship, Handheld Devices
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Yanagisawa, Akifumi; Webb, Stuart – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2022
The present meta-analysis aimed to improve on Involvement Load Hypothesis (ILH) by incorporating it into a broader framework that predicts incidental vocabulary learning. Studies testing the ILH were systematically collected and 42 studies meeting our inclusion criteria were analyzed. The model-selection approach was used to determine the optimal…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Vocabulary Development, Meta Analysis, Linguistic Theory
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Musa Nushi; Peyman Jahanbin – Open Education Studies, 2024
This study applies audio-assisted reading (AAR), a technique that provides multimedia input, to encourage incidental learning of the present perfect tense. The decision to choose this tense was informed by previous studies, which have shown that its multifunctional nature presents EFL learners with considerable challenges. Thirty-four Iranian EFL…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Multimedia Instruction, Incidental Learning, Morphemes
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Kaman-Ertürk, Ayse; Gokgoz-Kurt, Burcu – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2023
Vocabulary learning constitutes an essential component of language learning and teaching. The type of input students receive is one of the factors that affect the pace and range of this learning. In the incidental vocabulary learning process, learners have been shown to benefit from exposure to a variety of input types to varying degrees. In this…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Linguistic Input, Comparative Analysis, Learning Processes
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Rashmi Ranjan Behera; Chirashree Srabani Rath; Amulya Kumar Acharya; Trupti Subhrajyoti; Sujata Acharya; Rajesh Kumar – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2024
Prompted by the challenges faced by teachers in balancing grammar and content in English classes, coupled with the poor English proficiency of rural Odia medium school students, the study aimed to devise an intervention that could balance content and grammar, thereby enhancing the grammar competency and content comprehension of eighth-grade…
Descriptors: Grammar, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Wright, Tanya S.; Cervetti, Gina N.; Wise, Crystal; McClung, Nicola A. – Reading Psychology, 2022
We explored whether knowledge building through read alouds of a conceptually coherent (CC) set of texts might support children's incidental acquisition of vocabulary in these texts and listening comprehension of related texts. Eleven classrooms of first (n = 83) and second grade students (n = 112) were randomly assigned to read alouds of either a…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Reading Aloud to Others, Incidental Learning, Grade 2
Samira M. Edres – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study examined the effects of three subtitle conditions on English vocabulary learning, form recognition and meaning recall, from TED Talks videos while controlling for vocabulary size and initial knowledge of the target words. The participants, 105 Libyan students (16 males and 89 females) at intermediate English proficiency level, were…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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LaScotte, Darren – TESL Canada Journal, 2020
To date, the vast majority of research in second language (L2) vocabulary acquisition has looked at reading, but relatively few studies have explored the potential for vocabulary acquisition through listening. As for participants involved, studies concerning first language (L1) acquisition have mainly focused on pre- and emergent-reading children,…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Aural Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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