Retention of Second Language Vocabulary over Time: Investigating the Role of Mnemonic Associations.

Cohen, Andrew D.; Aphek, Edna

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ERIC Number: EJ234459

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Publication Date: 1980-Oct

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Retention of Second Language Vocabulary over Time: Investigating the Role of Mnemonic Associations.

Cohen, Andrew D.; Aphek, Edna

System, v8 n3 p221-35 Oct 1980

Describes a study in which 26 learners of Hebrew as a second language were trained to generate associations of their own choosing to new vocabulary items. Their use of these and new associations was then examined during recall tasks over a period of a month. (Author/MES)

Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Associative Learning, Hebrew, Learning Processes, Memorization, Mnemonics, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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