An Investigation of Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition in Relation to Learner Proficiency Level and Word Frequency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8936063 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Anne Ferrell Tekmen (Wake Technical Community College, corresponding author), Ayşegül Daloğlu (0000-0002-9274-5952, Middle East Technical University) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 220-243 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2006.tb02263.x |
| OpenAlex | W2130629274 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 27 |
This study examined the relationship between learners' incidental vocabulary acquisition and their level of proficiency, and between acquisition and word frequency in a text. Participants were Turkish learners of English at three proficiency levels. One reading text and four vocabulary tests were administered over a two-week period. Analyses of the data revealed that lexical gains from reading were significant for each group (p < .05). The higher proficiency groups were able to acquire more words than lower level groups. Word frequency in the text was also a signijicant fac tor in vocabulary acquisition (p <,051, with 29% of the variance in acquisition being accounted for by frequency. However, frequency did not play a greater role in the vocabulary acquisition of lower level learners than in that of higher level learners
Language proficiency · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Natural language processing · Reading (process · Turkish · Vocabulary · Vocabulary development · Word (group theory · Word lists by frequency · Word recognition · Computer Science · Lexicography and Language Studies · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
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| Citations per year | 1,44 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |