Retention of new words: Quantity of encounters, quality of task, and degree of knowledge.

Autor/inn/en	Laufer, Batia; Rozovski-Roitblat, Bella
Titel	Retention of new words: Quantity of encounters, quality of task, and degree of knowledge.
Quelle	In: Language teaching research, 19 (2015) 6, S. 687-711Infoseite zur Zeitschrift Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Abbildungen 8; Anmerkungen 2; Literaturangaben; Tabellen 11
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-1688
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Gedächtnis; Wortschatz; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Frequenz; Aufgabenstellung
Abstract	The authors examined how learning new second language (L2) words was affected by three 'task type' conditions (reading only, reading with a dictionary, reading and word focused exercises), three 'number of encounters' conditions and their combinations. Three groups of L2 learners (n = 185) were exposed to 30 target words (one group in each task condition) and to three 'number of encounters' conditions (10 words in each condition) during 11 weeks of regular studies. Delayed unexpected post-tests tested four degrees of knowledge of the target words. Reading with word focused exercises yielded the best results, regardless of type of word knowledge and the number of encounters with the target words. The number of encounters had different effects in different task conditions. The authors conclude that what learners do with the word may be more important than how many times they encounter it. (Verlag, adapt.).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	2022/2