Longitudinal developments in vocabulary knowledge and lexical organization / Brigitta Dóczi and Judit Kormos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dóczi, Brigitta, author.

Kormos, Judit, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition--Study and teaching.

Second language acquisition.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Lexicology.

Vocabulary.

Physical Description:

vii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Contents:

1 Defining and Describing Key Constructs: Vocabulary and the Mental Lexicon 3

1.1 Defining the concept of vocabulary 3

1.2 Conceptualizing vocabulary knowledge 6

1.3 Defining breadth of vocabulary knowledge and vocabulary size 8

1.4 Definitions of depth of word knowledge 9

1.5 Storing vocabulary knowledge: The concept of the mental lexicon 11

1.6 What kind of information does the mental lexicon contain? 12

1.7 Is the mental lexicon language specific? 16

1.8 How is the bilingual mental lexicon structured? 17

1.9 Summary 22

2 Longitudinal Developments in the Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge 23

2.1 Measuring vocabulary size 23

2.2 Development of breadth of vocabulary 29

2.2.1 Patterns and profiles of development 29

2.2.2 The development of recognition vocabulary size 31

2.2.3 Comparison of the development of recognition vocabulary size in an intensive foreign language learning context and in an English for Academic Purposes program in the UK 33

2.2.4 The development of recall vocabulary size 40

2.2.5 Comparison of the development of recall vocabulary size in instructed foreign language and target language contexts 42

2.2.6 Vocabulary size in relation to proficiency levels 52

2.2.7 Rate of development 53

2.2.8 Comparisons of development in recall and recognition vocabulary size 56

2.3 The role of word characteristics in the development of vocabulary size 57

2.4 Summary 63

3 Longitudinal Developments in the Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge 65

3.1 Measuring depth of vocabulary knowledge 65

3.2 Investigating depth of vocabulary knowledge using stimuli word lists 67

3.2.1 Research method for a study on the development of depth of vocabulary knowledge of pre-intermediate learners of English 69

3.2.2 Analysis of depth of word knowledge 70

3.2.3 Development of depth of word knowledge of pre-intermediate learners 73

3.2.4 Developmental order for depth of word knowledge types 79

3.3 Investigating depth of word knowledge using tests of vocabulary associations 82

3.4 Investigating depth of word knowledge by means of free production tasks 83

3.5 Summary 86

4 Longitudinal Developments in the Organization of the Second Language Mental Lexicon 89

4.1 Using word associations to analyze the mental lexicon 89

4.2 Word associations in second language acquisition research 94

4.2.1 Comparison of native and non-native associations 94

4.2.2 Exploring the mental lexicon through word associations 97

4.3 Investigating pre-intermediate learners' mental lexicon by means of word associations 98

4.3.1 Developments in the organization of the mental lexicon of pre-intermediate learners 105

4.4 Comparison of the development of word associations in foreign and second language contexts 111

4.4.1 Results of the study 112

4.4.2 Discussion of findings 113

4.5 Summary 115

5 Second Language Learning and Vocabulary Development 118

5.1 Incidental and intentional vocabulary learning processes and conditions 118

5.2 Implicit and explicit vocabulary knowledge and learning 121

5.3 The role of input in vocabulary development 123

5.4 The role of noticing in vocabulary development 127

5.5 Encoding lexical knowledge in long-term memory 131

5.6 Output, interaction, and vocabulary development 134

5.7 An overview of vocabulary development from the perspective of Dynamic Systems Theory 137

6 Individual Differences in Vocabulary Development 139

6.1 The construct of working memory 140

6.2 The relationship between working memory and vocabulary development 141

6.3 Motivation, self-regulation, and vocabulary development 144

6.3.1 Initial motivational conditions in vocabulary learning 145

6.3.2 The actional stage of motivated vocabulary learning 148

6.3.3 The post-actional phase of motivated vocabulary learning 150

6.4 Summary 151

7 Research Implications for Vocabulary Teaching 153

7.1 Lexical space: breadth, depth, and fluency 155

7.1.1 Lexical breadth 155

7.1.2 Lexical depth 159

7.1.3 Lexical fluency 161

7.1.4 The link between lexical breadth, depth, and fluency 162

7.2 Incidental vocabulary acquisition 163

7.3 Explicit vocabulary instruction 166

7.3.1 The role of different types of input 167

7.3.2 The role of rich exposure and output tasks 168

7.3.3 The role of task-based teaching 169

7.4 Teaching formulaic sequences 172

7.5 The interdependence of vocabulary and grammar 174

7.6 Vocabulary instruction in the context of mobile learning 176

7.7 Summary 178.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190210274

0190210273

OCLC:

909198208