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Download full textSnow, Catherine E. – Grantee Submission, 2014
First language learners acquire vocabulary in the context of participation in discourse, and the quantity and richness of that discourse is the best predictor of their progress. Similarly, we argue, engagement in discourse, in particular debate and discussion, is an effective component of classroom instruction for second and foreign language…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Linguistic Input
