What Lurks in the Margin: Use of Vocabulary Glosses as a Strategy in Second Language Reading.

Jacobs, George M.

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Publication Date: 1994

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What Lurks in the Margin: Use of Vocabulary Glosses as a Strategy in Second Language Reading.

Jacobs, George M.

Issues in Applied Linguistics, v5 n1 p115-37 Jun 1994

Studies the effect of vocabulary glossing on reading comprehension in second-language learning. Findings reveal that there was a significant effect for glossing but no significant interactions between the treatment and any of the other variables, i.e., psychological type, tolerance of ambiguity, proficiency, frequency of gloss use, perceived value of gloss use, and time on task. (70 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Ambiguity, College Students, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Learning Strategies, Psychological Characteristics, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Time on Task, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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