Contextual elaborations and shifts when adult L2 learners present and discuss workplace-related vocabulary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21582289 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Walldén (0000-0002-2565-8875, Malmö University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Pages | 101272 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Linguistics and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0898-5898 • E-ISSN: 1873-1864 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.linged.2024.101272 |
| OpenAlex | W4391669250 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
This study aims to contribute knowledge about how the meanings of words selected by students based on workplace experiences (placements) in basic adult L2 education were negotiated in classroom discourse. The study, conducted in the context of Swedish for Immigrants (SFI), drew inspiration from practice-based and ethnographic methodology. It focuses on a vocabulary assignment connected to students’ placements at preschools and a hotel. The analysis was based on transcribed audio recordings and underpinned by the theoretical perspective of knowledge-building interaction. As a theoretical contribution to the field, the study develops the concepts of contextual elaboration and shifts. The findings show that some students successfully used placement experiences to contextualize their chosen words, while others found it challenging to contextualize abstract words. In the follow-up discussions, the teacher, and the students collaboratively and multi-contextually expanded on word meanings by exploring different collocations and contexts of use
Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Vocabulary · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Philosophy · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Second Language Learning and Teaching
Learning Vocabulary in Another Language
Formulaic Language and the Lexicon
Vocabulary Acquisition in a Second Language
The relationship between vocabulary knowledge and L2 reading/listening comprehension
The Role of Tutoring in Problem Solving
Continuity and change
Interconnected literacy practices
“Can you take a wild guess?” Using images and expanding knowledge through interaction in the teaching and learning of history
Explaining vocabulary in the second language classroom
Making semantic waves
Displays of Epistemic Access
Shifting identity positions in the development of language education for immigrants
Insights into Non-native Vocabulary Teaching and Learning
Quick-chatting”, “smart dogs”, and how to “say without saying”
Assisting the development of sociopragmatic skills
You will certainly learn English much faster at work than from a textbook.” – Law students learning English beyond the language classroom
Adult literacy/recurrent education programmes in Timor-Leste
Adult migrants’ voices about learning and using Swedish at work placements in basic language education
Becoming an independent Swedish citizen
Interaction and meaning making in basic adult education for immigrants the case of Swedish for immigrants in Sweden (SFI)
Research agenda
Understanding the Quality of Out-of-Class English Learning
Co-Construction
L2 Reading Comprehension and Its Correlates
Size and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |