Reading, Word-Focused Activities and Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition in a Second Language.

Laufer, Batia

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ERIC Number: EJ637433

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Reading, Word-Focused Activities and Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition in a Second Language.

Laufer, Batia

Prospect, v16 n3 p44-54 Dec 2001

Surveys research on acquiring second language vocabulary from reading that reports very small vocabulary gains from short and long texts. By comparison, reading supplemented with word-focused tasks yields better results. The hypothesis of task-induced involvement load is suggested as an explanation and prediction of task efficacy. (Adjunct ERIC for ESL Literacy Education) (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Reading Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Task Analysis, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: Vocabulary Teaching and Learning.