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The Effects of Repetition on Vocabulary Knowledge
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Webb, Stuart – Applied Linguistics, 2007
This article discusses the effects of repetition (1, 3, 7, and 10 encounters) on word knowledge in a carefully controlled study of 121 Japanese students learning English. The study is innovative and original in several aspects. (1) The study uses 10 tests to measure knowledge of orthography, association, grammatical functions, syntax, and meaning…
Descriptors: Syntax, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Japanese
Receptive and Productive Vocabulary Learning: The Effects of Reading and Writing on Word Knowledge
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Webb, Stuart – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2005
This study investigates the effects of receptive and productive vocabulary learning on word knowledge. Japanese students studying English as a foreign language learned target words in three glossed sentences and in a sentence production task in two experiments. Five aspects of vocabulary knowledge--orthography, syntax, association, grammatical…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning