ERIC Number: EJ1342264
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jul
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Incidental Learning of Collocations from Meaningful Input: A Longitudinal Study into Three Reading Modes and Factors That Affect Learning
Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v44 n3 p685-707 Jul 2022
This longitudinal study investigates the effect of mode of reading on the incidental learning of collocations and factors that affect learning. One hundred Vietnamese pre-intermediate learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) were assigned to either an experimental group or a control group (no treatment). In 9 weeks, the experimental group read three graded readers containing 32 target collocations in three counterbalanced reading modes: reading-only, reading-while-listening, and reading with textual input enhancement (i.e., underlining). Learning gains were measured by a form recall pretest and delayed posttest. The results showed that reading mode had a significant effect on incidental collocation learning. Reading with textual input enhancement resulted in significantly higher learning gains than the other reading modes. Reading-while-listening was also more beneficial for collocation learning than reading-only. Learners' prior vocabulary knowledge and congruency of collocations were significant predictors of the learning gains.
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Phrase Structure, Vocabulary Development, Predictor Variables, Incidental Learning, Longitudinal Studies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vietnamese People, Reading Materials, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Reading Processes, Listening Comprehension, Pretests Posttests, Learning Processes, Prior Learning, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Vietnam
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