Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de vocabulario

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Vocabulary acquisition through reading has been repeatedly studied in second language learning research and several recent studies conclude that incidental learning through reading needs to be complemented with intentional learning activities that target specific words. These learning opportunities are potentially present in graded readers (i.e., books adapted to the proficiency level of the learners). Seeking to contribute to this growing area of scholarship, this study analyzes the activities in 10 elementary Spanish graded readers. The framework used to measure the activities' quality is Nation and Webb's (2011) Technique Feature Analysis (TFA). Results show that graded readers include...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: vocabulario

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Learning vocabulary entails the development of several aspects of lexical knowledge. Concretely, Nation (2001) proposed nine aspects of particular relevance. This study aims at analyzing their treatment in four L2 Spanish textbooks. Seven vocabulary themes that were present in all textbooks, were selected for analysis since certain aspects of lexical knowledge are more likely to appear in specific themes. For example, greetings would promote the introduction of constraints of use since Spanish greetings depend on the formality of the situation and the relationship between interlocutors; whereas introducing the parts of a house would not implicate contextual constraints. Results show that...

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