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ERIC Number: EJ1378570
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-May
Pages: 27
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0272-2631
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1545
Effects of Distributed Practice on the Acquisition of Verb-Noun Collocations
Yamagata, Satoshi; Nakata, Tatsuya; Rogers, James
Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v45 n2 p291-317 May 2023
Given the importance of collocational knowledge for second language learning, how collocation learning can be facilitated is an important question. The present study examined the effects of three different practice schedules on collocation learning: node massed, collocation massed, and collocation spaced. In the node-massed schedule, three collocations for the same node verb were studied on the same day. In the collocation-massed schedule, three collocations for the same node verb were studied in different weeks. In the collocation-spaced schedule, participants encountered multiple collocations for the same node verb within a single day; at the same time, multiple collocations for the same node verb were repeated each week. To examine whether the knowledge of studied collocations could be transferred to unstudied collocations containing the same node, posttests included novel collocations that were not encountered during the treatment. Results suggested that the collocation-spaced schedule led to the largest gains for both studied and unstudied collocations.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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