Lexical Input Processing and Vocabulary Learning (Language Learning & Language Teaching)

Barcroft, Joe

ISBN 10: 9027213291 / ISBN 13: 9789027213297

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Compan, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lexical Input Processing and Vocabulary Learning (Language Learning & Language Teaching)
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Compan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027213291
• ISBN 13: 9789027213297
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book focuses on theory, research, and practice related to lexical input processing (lex-IP), an exciting field exploring how learners allocate their limited processing resources when exposed to words and lexical phrases in the input. Unit 1 specifies parameters of lex-IP research among other levels of input processing as well as key components (form, meaning, mapping) and contexts (incidental/intentional) of vocabulary learning. Unit 2 highlights theoretical advances, such as the type of processing – resource allocation (TOPRA) model, consistent with research on tasks (sentence writing, word copying, word retrieval) that learners may perform during vocabulary learning. Unit 3 highlights patterns in partial word form learning and input-based effects, including the value of increased exposure, drawbacks of presenting vocabulary in semantic sets, and advantages of input enhancement, particularly with regard to increasing talker, speaking-style, and speaking-rate variability in spoken input. The book unifies a range of research pertinent to lex-IP, summarizes theoretical and instructional implications, and proposes intriguing new directions for future research.