This book presents the current state of knowledge in the vibrant and diverse field of vocabulary studies, reporting innovative empirical investigations, summarising the latest research, and showcasing topics for future investigation. The chapters are organised around the key themes of theorising and measuring vocabulary knowledge, formulaic language, and learning and teaching vocabulary. Written by world-leading vocabulary experts from across the globe, the contributions present a variety of research perspectives and methodologies, offering insights from cutting-edge work into vocabulary, its learning and use. The book will be essential reading for postgraduate students and researchers interested in the area of second language acquisition, with a particular focus on vocabulary, as well as to those working in the broader fields of applied linguistics, TESOL and English studies.
Author(s): Paweł Szudarski, Samuel Barclay
Series: Second Language Acquisition, 152
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 282
City: Bristol
DOI https://doi.org/10.21832/SZUDAR3743
Contents
Contributors
Foreword
1 Introduction
Part 1 Theorising and Testing Vocabulary
2 Innovation in Measures of Breadth and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge
3 Vocabulary Knowledge: Lexical Depth and Its Relationship with Out-of-Class Exposure
4 Does One Size Fit All? Comparing Two Computer-Adaptive Algorithms for a Diagnostic Vocabulary Test
5 The Effects of Item Exposure Control on English Vocabulary Size Estimates in Computerized-Adaptive Testing
Part 2 Formulaic Language
6 Formulaic Sequences and Second Language Learning
7 The Development of Academic Collocations in Children’s Writing
8 Examining L2 Learners’ Confidence of Collocational Knowledge
9 Predicting Parameters of Variation in the Use of Academic Multiword Expressions in University Student Writing
Part 3 Learning and Teaching L2 Vocabulary
10 Vocabulary Learning and Teaching
11 The Role of Visual Imagery in Semantic Clustering
12 The Deliberate Learning of L2-L1 Word Lists: Effectiveness and Learners’ Perceptions
13 A Student-Generated Vocabulary Syllabus in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Context
14 Conclusion: Looking Back and Moving Forward in Vocabulary Studies
Afterword
Appendix: Final Vocabulary Test
Index
