Effects of Frequency in Classroom Second Language Learning | Quasi-experiment and Stimulated-recall Analysis

Tomoko Tode

ISBN 10: 3039116029 / ISBN 13: 9783039116027

Published by Peter Lang, 2008

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Effects of Frequency in Classroom Second Language Learning | Quasi-experiment and Stimulated-recall Analysis | Tomoko Tode | Taschenbuch | Englisch | Peter Lang | EAN 9783039116027 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Effects of Frequency in Classroom Second Language Learning | Quasi-experiment and Stimulated-recall Analysis
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3039116029
• ISBN 13: 9783039116027
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 11W x 150H x 225D millimeters 11 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 225 millimeters depth
• Weight: 290 grams
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Synopsis

The view of exemplar-based second language learning emphasizes the importance of frequency in learning grammar. According to this view, type frequency rather than token frequency contributes to learning generalized knowledge beyond item-based constructions. This book investigates how frequency in experiencing exemplars affects the learning of the English primary verb be by junior high school students in Japan. The study consists of a quasi-experiment and stimulated-recall analysis of the data. The quasi-experiment compares three kinds of output practice: practice with increased type frequency, practice with increased token frequency, and practice without increased frequency. The experiment also explores how the frequency effects relate to the extent of explicit knowledge about the target structures. In the stimulated-recall analysis, learners engaging in the type frequency practice and those engaging in the token frequency practice are compared in terms of thought processes employed while practicing. The book discusses how frequency promotes classroom second language learning by taking the role of awareness of form-meaning connections into consideration.

About the Author

The Author: Tomoko Tode is an associate professor of English as a foreign language at Niigata University of Health and Welfare. She received her Ph.D. (Education) from Hyogo University of Teacher Education. Her research interest is on second language learning from a usage-based perspective and instructed second language learning.