Learning words from reading : a cognitive model of word-meaning inference / Megumi Hamada.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamada, Megumi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognition.

Second language acquisition.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

Other Title:

Cognitive model of word-meaning inference.

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

Summary:

"An increasingly popular approach to second and foreign language education, this book focuses on incidental learning; how students learn words from reading. Despite its popularity, some researchers have questioned this theory that students can learn new words by inferring meanings based on a text they are reading. So, why does the incidental method not work for some students? What are the conditions for naturalistic learning to occur? What do students need to be able to do while reading in order to learn words successfully? Tackling these questions head-on, this book provides researchers and educators with a more specific account of the processes behind the seemingly naturalistic method. Clarifying the connection between reading and word learning processes, Megumi Hamada proposes a new model, the Cognitive Model of Word-Meaning Inference, to describe how we obtain and use word-form and contextual information for learning words and the pedagogical applications of this. A significant new contribution to research in the field, Learning Words from Reading provides a cognitive perspective on how students learn new words from reading in a second or foreign language."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I: What Do We Know About Incidental Word Learning from Reading?

1. Theoretical Background in Word Learning from Reading

2. Mechanism of Word Learning from Reading

3. Factors in Word Learning from Reading Part II: How Do We Obtain Information from Reading and Use It for Learning Words?

4. Introducing the Cognitive Model of Word-Meaning Inference

5. Extracting Word-Form Information and Using It for Word Learning

6. Generating Contextual Information and Using It for Word Learning

7. Pedagogical Applications

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781350153707

1350153702

9781350153691

1350153699

9781350153684

1350153680

OCLC:

1240366865