Teaching Vocabulary: An Exploratory Study of Direct Techniques.

Harley, Birgit; And Others

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Publication Date: 1996

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Teaching Vocabulary: An Exploratory Study of Direct Techniques.

Harley, Birgit; And Others

Canadian Modern Language Review, v53 n1 p281-304 Oct 1996

Explores direct techniques, such as semantic mapping and formal word analysis, as ways of supplementing the incidental learning of French vocabulary through reading by high school students in immersion and extended French classes. Findings indicate that these techniques can play a positive role in the second language classroom. (38 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 9, Immersion Programs, Interviews, Questionnaires, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, Secondary School Students, Teaching Methods, Test Results, Visual Stimuli, Vocabulary Development, Word Recognition

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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