Effects of Context and Keyword Methods on Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition.

Moore, Johanna C.; Surber, John R.

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Publication Date: 1992

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Effects of Context and Keyword Methods on Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition.

Moore, Johanna C.; Surber, John R.

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v17 n3 p286-92 Jul 1992

Semantic context and keyword treatment conditions facilitated recall of a German word to fit a German context sentence on immediate and delayed tests for 140 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students taking first- or second-year German. For second-year students, context treatment facilitated recall of an English word when given the German word. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Context Effect, German, Higher Education, Memory, Mnemonics, Recall (Psychology), Second Language Learning, Semantics, Vocabulary Development, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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