The Cross-linguistic Assessment of Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning.

Kempe, Vera; MacWhinney, Brian

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ERIC Number: EJ530837

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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The Cross-linguistic Assessment of Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning.

Kempe, Vera; MacWhinney, Brian

Applied Psycholinguistics, v17 n2 p149-83 Jun 1996

Examines a task that can be applied in a uniform fashion across different languages to compare levels of vocabulary development in foreign-language learning. Results indicate that the lexical decision task can be a useful tool for the assessment and cross-linguistic comparison of lexical development in foreign-language learning. (37 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Adult Students, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, English, Error Analysis (Language), German, Native Speakers, Questionnaires, Russian, Second Language Learning, Task Analysis, Time Factors (Learning), Visual Stimuli, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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