Some Empirical Evidence for the Involvement Load Hypothesis in Vocabulary Acquisition.

Hulstijn, Jan; Laufer, Batia

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ERIC Number: EJ632733

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Some Empirical Evidence for the Involvement Load Hypothesis in Vocabulary Acquisition.

Hulstijn, Jan; Laufer, Batia

Language Learning, v51 n3 p539-58 Sep 2001

English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners in two countries participated in two parallel experiments testing whether retention of vocabulary acquired incidentally is contingent on amount of task-induced involvement. Results are discussed in light of the construct of task-induced involvement. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Retention (Psychology), Second Language Learning, Task Analysis, Vocabulary Development, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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