Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: colocaciones

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This study investigated the effects of different retrieval formats on the acquisition and processing automaticity of second language (L2) verb–noun collocations. Chinese learners of English completed retrieval practice that included a familiarization stage (using flashcards and form–meaning matching practice) and two spaced retrieval attempts (i.e. verb-retrieval-twice, noun-retrieval-twice, verb/noun-retrieval-once) with corrective feedback for each target collocation. In near-immediate and one-week delayed posttests, the acquisition of L2 collocations was assessed by an off-line form recall task (explicit knowledge), and the processing automaticity was operationalized as collocation processing advantage (automatized-explicit knowledge) in an online acceptability judgment task and collocation priming (implicit knowledge) in an online...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: expresiones idiomáticas

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This study investigated the effects of spaced versus massed practice on the deliberate learning of English opaque idioms across different second language (L2) proficiency levels. A total of 199 Iranian EFL learners at different proficiency levels were taught 40 opaque idioms under either spaced (distributed over 5 days) or massed (concentrated in two sessions) conditions. Learning outcomes were measured through immediate, short-delayed (12 days), and long-delayed (100 days) cued-form and meaning-recall posttests. Results showed that while massed practice led to better immediate recall for the low-proficiency learners, spaced practice resulted in superior long-term retention for mid- and high-...

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