Author : I. S. P. Nation
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 30,94 MB
Release : 2001-03-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521800927
This book provides pedagogical suggestions for both teachers and learners.
Author : James Milton
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 38,6 MB
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1847693784
Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition provides an examination of the background to testing vocabulary knowledge in a second language and in particular considers the effect that word frequency and lexical coverage have on learning and communication in a foreign language. It examines the tools we have for assessing the various facets of vocabulary knowledge such as aural and written word recognition, the link with word meaning, and vocabulary depth. These are illustrated and the scores they produce are demonstrated to provide normative data. Vocabulary acquisition from course books and in the classroom in examined, as is vocabulary uptake from informal tasks. This book ties scores on tests of vocabulary breadth to performance on standard foreign language examinations and on hierarchies of communicative performance such as the CEFR.
Author : Paul Nation
Publisher :
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 44,33 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Communication, International
ISBN : 9789062568451
Author : Dorte Albrechtsen
Publisher : Museum Tusculanum Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 13,61 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9788772899329
This volume features eight articles on writing and vocabulary acquisitiontwo crucial areas of study in foreign language learning and teaching. Five contributions have come from notable research environments in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland and Wales. The first section is devoted to studies of writing in a second or a foreign language (L2). The second section deals with vocabulary acquisition illustrating the wide scope of the issues open to investigation.
Author : María Pilar Agustín Llach
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 15,12 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1847694160
This book explores how lexical competence develops in a foreign language, and also argues for the importance of lexical accuracy as a measure of the quality of foreign language writing and as an indicator of receptive vocabulary knowledge.
Author : Edward J. Kame'enui
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 31,61 MB
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1462504000
This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction. The book showcases practical ways to teach specific vocabulary words and word-learning strategies and create engaging, word-rich classrooms. Instructional activities and games for diverse learners are brought to life with detailed examples. Drawing on the most rigorous research available, the editors and contributors distill what PreK-8 teachers need to know and do to support all students' ongoing vocabulary growth and enjoyment of reading. New to This Edition*Reflects the latest research and instructional practices.*New section (five chapters) on pressing current issues in the field: assessment, authentic reading experiences, English language learners, uses of multimedia tools, and the vocabularies of narrative and informational texts.*Contributor panel expanded with additional leading researchers.
Author : Scott Jarvis
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 12,59 MB
Release : 2013-08-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027271674
Language researchers and practitioners often adopt tools and techniques without testing whether they really work as they should. This is understandable because most scholars do not have the time or expertise to properly evaluate the usefulness of all instruments, measures, and methods they need. It is therefore critical to have problem solvers in the field who gain the necessary expertise and take the time to scrutinize existing methods, identify problems, and offer new solutions. This volume represents the work of scholars who have done this; it is a collection of the latest advances, developments, and innovations regarding the modeling and measurement of learners’ vocabulary growth curves, current levels of vocabulary knowledge and lexical proficiency, and the patterns of lexical diversity found in their language production. Several of the contributors also address the complex but important relationship between automated indices and human judgments of learners’ lexical patterns and abilities.
Author : Michael F. Graves
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 31,6 MB
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 0807753750
Building on Michael Graves's bestseller, The Vocabulary Book, this new resource offers a comprehensive plan for vocabulary instruction that K–12 teachers can use with English language learners. It is broad enough to include instruction for students who are just beginning to build their English vocabularies, as well as for students whose English vocabularies are approaching those of native speakers. The authors describe a four-pronged program that follows these key components: providing rich and varied language experiences; teaching individual words; teaching word learning strategies; and fostering word consciousness. This user-friendly book integrates up-to-date research on best practices into each chapter and includes vignettes, classroom activities, sample lessons, a list of children's literature, and more.
Author : Kat— Lomb
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 23,64 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1606437062
KAT LOMB (1909-2003) was one of the great polyglots of the 20th century. A translator and one of the first simultaneous interpreters in the world, Lomb worked in 16 languages for state and business concerns in her native Hungary. She achieved further fame by writing books on languages, interpreting, and polyglots. Polyglot: How I Learn Languages, first published in 1970, is a collection of anecdotes and reflections on language learning. Because Dr. Lomb learned her languages as an adult, after getting a PhD in chemistry, the methods she used will be of particular interest to adult learners who want to master a foreign language.
Author : James Coady
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 25,65 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521561329
A collection of articles on direct and indirect second language vocabulary acquisition.
