Incidental EFL Vocabulary Learning and Reading.

Day, Richard R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ454520

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Incidental EFL Vocabulary Learning and Reading.

Day, Richard R.; And Others

Reading in a Foreign Language, v7 n2 p541-51 Spr 1991

A study is reported that examined whether Japanese students of English could learn vocabulary incidentally while reading silently for entertainment in the classroom. The findings demonstrated that such incidental vocabulary learning did occur for both high school and university students. (Author/LB)

Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), High School Students, Higher Education, Incidental Learning, Japanese, Reading Instruction, Second Language Learning, Secondary Education, Silent Reading, Vocabulary

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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