Longitudinal Developments in Vocabulary Knowledge and Lexical Organization
Brigitta Dóczi and Judit Kormos
Abstract
Words are the building blocks of human communication and provide a strong foundation for the development of skilled language production and comprehension. Learning words in a language other than one’s own requires long-term commitment and substantial engagement. This book shows how learners of additional languages acquire vocabulary in instructed foreign language contexts and in English for Academic Purposes programs in the target language environment. The book provides a comprehensive description of the processes of longitudinal development in learners’ vocabulary size and depth of word knowl ... More
Words are the building blocks of human communication and provide a strong foundation for the development of skilled language production and comprehension. Learning words in a language other than one’s own requires long-term commitment and substantial engagement. This book shows how learners of additional languages acquire vocabulary in instructed foreign language contexts and in English for Academic Purposes programs in the target language environment. The book provides a comprehensive description of the processes of longitudinal development in learners’ vocabulary size and depth of word knowledge. It also builds novel connections between the fields of second language acquisition and vocabulary research. Readers can learn about how individual differences between learners can influence the processes and outcomes of vocabulary learning. The book concludes with evidence-based practical guidance to language teachers on how to enhance their students’ lexical knowledge.
Keywords:
longitudinal development,
vocabulary size,
word knowledge,
individual differences,
vocabulary learning,
second language acquisition
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2016 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780190210274 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: December 2015 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190210274.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Brigitta Dóczi, author
Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Judit Kormos, author
Professor in Second Language Acquisition, Lancaster University
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