Productive vocabulary learning in pre-primary education through soft CLIL
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21239637 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marta Segura (0000-0002-5466-9135, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, corresponding author), Júlia Barón (0000-0002-8375-0979, Universitat de Barcelona), Helena Roquet (0000-0001-6694-3288, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 297-327 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Open Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2300-9969 • E-ISSN: 2300-9969 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/opli-2022-0194 |
| OpenAlex | W4285612360 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 33 |
The present study aims to contribute to the field of Foreign Language (FL) acquisition by analysing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) vocabulary learning in pre-primary education learners following a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) programme. Although the present study focuses on productive vocabulary acquisition, such results are later compared to receptive vocabulary findings reported in a previous study following the same learners over the same period of time. Additionally, word frequency effects are studied. A 6-month longitudinal study was conducted with Catalan and Spanish bilingual EFL learners ( N = 155) aged 4 and 5. Through the programme, two curricular units traditionally taught in the learners’ mother tongue were worked on through a soft CLIL approach. Learners were administered a general vocabulary pre-test, and by the end of the intervention, receptive and productive vocabulary tests were given to the students, including the target words presented in the soft CLIL sessions. Positive trends were found in productive vocabulary learning, which may eventually turn into significant differences over a longer treatment period. A significant frequency effect was observed, as there was a higher recollection rate of higher-frequency words. When comparing receptive and productive vocabulary results, statistically significant higher scores were reported in receptive tests than in productive ones
Content and language integrated learning · First language · Foreign language · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Vocabulary · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Text Readability and Simplification
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |