A Semantic Field Approach to Passive Vocabulary Acquisition for Reading Comprehension.

Crow, John T.; Quigley, June R.

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Publication Date: 1985

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A Semantic Field Approach to Passive Vocabulary Acquisition for Reading Comprehension.

Crow, John T.; Quigley, June R.

TESOL Quarterly, v19 n3 p497-513 Sep 1985

Describes a study which compared a traditional approach to second language vocabulary instruction with the semantic field approach, which is based on the association between five related words and a key word that could be mentally substituted in context. Findings lend support to the use of the semantic field approach. (SED)

Descriptors: Adults, Associative Learning, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Instruction, Semantics, Teaching Methods, Testing, Vocabulary Development, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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