The effect of frequency of occurrence of lexical items in incidental vocabulary learning

Authors

  • Ersen Vural Necmetttin Erbakan University

Keywords:

Vocabulary instruction, incidental vocabulary teaching, word retention, input frequency

Abstract

This study attempts to examine incidental vocabulary instruction in terms of learners’ frequency of encounter with target lexical items. A text containing target words with different occurrence frequencies was selected. Five frequency bands were created based on the occurrence frequencies of words. Subjects were asked to read the text guessing the meaning of the words with the help of contextual cues. Learners’ retention of unknown words from five frequency bands was measured using immediate and delayed post test. The test included three sections: a recognition test, a multiple choice test and a translation test. Correct answers were analysed to see whether there exists differences in retention of words from various frequency bands. 

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Author Biography

Ersen Vural, Necmetttin Erbakan University

Asst. Prof. Dr., Necmettin Erbakan University, School of Foreign Languages, Konya

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Published

2016-01-09

How to Cite

Vural, E. (2016). The effect of frequency of occurrence of lexical items in incidental vocabulary learning. Journal of Human Sciences, 13(1), 285–295. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/3557

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2016)

Section

English Literature and Teaching

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Uluslararası İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi ISSN:1303-5134
International Journal of Human Sciences ISSN:2458-9489
 
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