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Peer reviewedMeara, Paul – Second Language Research, 2002
Reviews four recent books of current research in vocabulary acquisition: "Exploring the Second Language Mental Lexicon," (D. Singleton); "Assessing Vocabulary," (J. Read); "Vocabulary in Language Teaching" (N. Schmitt); "Learning Vocabulary in Another Language" (L.S.P. Nation). (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Language Research, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development
Peer reviewedWilks, Clarissa; Meara, Paul – Second Language Research, 2002
Examines the implications of the metaphor of the vocabulary network. Takes a formal approach to the exploration of this metaphor by applying the principles of graph theory to word association data to compare the relative densities of the first language and second language lexical networks. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, College Students, Higher Education, Language Research
Direct linkWilks, Clarissa; Meara, Paul; Wolter, Brent – Second Language Research, 2005
This article explores some critical methodological and theoretical issues that emerge from recent research into word association behaviour in second language (L2) learners. The studies that we discuss here all use computer simulations as a tool to investigate L2 lexical networks, and to compare these networks with those of first language (L1)…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Computer Simulation, Research Methodology, Native Speakers
