English L2 vocabulary learning and teaching : concepts, principles, and pedagogy / Lawrence J. Zwier and Frank Boers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zwier, Lawrence J., author.

Boers, Frank, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

ESL and applied linguistics professional series

ESL & applied linguistics professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

Vocabulary--Study and teaching.

Vocabulary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 274 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Biography/History:

Lawrence J. Zwier is the Associate Director for Curriculum and Instruction in the English Language Center at Michigan State University, USA. Frank Boers is Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Contents:

Introduction. The nature of vocabulary and vocabulary items

Multiword expressions

Getting familiar with vocabulary research. A few strands of L2 vocabulary research

Zooming in on a research strand: intervention studies

Curricular approaches to vocabulary. Levels, targets, and expectations

Assessment of vocabulary knowledge

Vocabulary in the curriculum

Techniques and activities. Helping learners pick up vocabulary from discourse

Making vocabulary memorable

Consolidating knowledge through focused practice

Maintaining effectiveness.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 16, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Zwier, Lawrence J. English L2 vocabulary learning and teaching

ISBN:

9781003172994

1003172997

9781000755565

1000755568

9781000755558

100075555X

Publisher Number:

40031421963

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.