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Do The Cognacy Characteristics Of Loanwords Make Them More Easily Learned Than Noncognates?, James Rogers, Stuart Webb, Tatsuya Nakata
Do The Cognacy Characteristics Of Loanwords Make Them More Easily Learned Than Noncognates?, James Rogers, Stuart Webb, Tatsuya Nakata
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This study investigates the effects of cognacy on vocabulary learning. The research expands on earlier designs by measuring learning of English–Japanese cognates with both decontextualized and contextualized tests, scoring responses at two levels of sensitivity, and examining learning in a more ecologically valid setting. The results indicated that Japanese learners could successfully recall the L2 forms of more cognates than noncognates, supporting earlier findings. However, when scoring was sensitive to partial knowledge of written form, the results indicated that greater knowledge of noncognates was gained. Because there was greater potential for learning noncognates due to the higher pretest scores for …
Second Language Vocabulary Learning Through Extensive Reading With Audio Support: How Do Frequency And Distribution Of Occurrence Affect Learning?, Stuart Webb, Anna C-S Chang
Second Language Vocabulary Learning Through Extensive Reading With Audio Support: How Do Frequency And Distribution Of Occurrence Affect Learning?, Stuart Webb, Anna C-S Chang
Education Publications
This study investigated (1) the extent of vocabulary learning through reading and listening to 10 graded readers, and (2) the relationship between vocabulary gain and the frequency and distribution of occurrence of 100 target words in the graded readers. The experimental design expanded on earlier studies that have typically examined incidental vocabulary learning from individual texts. Sixty-one Taiwanese participants studied English as a foreign language (EFL) in an extensive reading program or in a more traditional approach structured around a global English course book. A pretest, posttest, and delayed posttest were administered to all participants. The results indicated that vocabulary …