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Direct linkLlach, M[a]. Pilar Agustin – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2010
The present paper intends to investigate the lexical gap-filling behaviour of primary and secondary Spanish learners of English. When there is a mismatch between the learners lexical knowledge and their communicative needs, then a lexical gap arises. Learners resort to different mechanisms to compensate for that lack of lexical knowledge.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Semantics, Second Language Learning, Writing (Composition)
