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The Mental Lexicon and Vocabulary Learning: Implications for the foreign language classroom

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Lexis was, for a long time, paid scant attention to in foreign language teaching. Over the last 20 years, however, vocabulary acquisition has become a focus of academic research. In particular, the Cognitive Linguistic perspective on foreign language learning offers a rich theoretical framework for research in this area, since it encapsulates both ease of learning and a more profound knowledge of the target language. Learning vocabulary in school contexts, however, is still strongly associated with rote learning in many parts of the world, that is, the repetition of items, usually using lists with little or no contextual information. The implications of Cognitive Linguistics form the basis of an intervention study carried out in German primary schools. This investigates whether lessons enabling learners to elaborate on words and thereby process the vocabulary more deeply lead to better long-term retention of these items. The results of this empirical study are used to evaluate the relevance and benefits of the theoretical implications of vocabulary research for primary school learners of English.
Request Code : ZLIBIO4422714
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Year:
2010
Publisher:
Gunter Narr Verlag; 1. Edition
Language:
English
Pages:
213
ISBN 10:
382336586X
ISBN 13:
9783823365860
ISBN:
382336586X,9783823365860
Series:
Language in Performance

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