Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Foreign Language Acquisition / / Višnja Pavii Taka.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Pavii Taka, Višnja,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (150 p.)

This is the first book that deals primarily with vocabulary learning strategies as a specific and integral subgroup of language learning strategies. Its aim is to define the concept of language learning strategies in general and their features on the basis of cognitive theory and relevant models of second language acquisition as the basis for empirical research. Furthermore, the book gives a survey of relevant research on vocabulary learning strategies and describes three original empirical studies. Thus, the book integrates the approaches of theories of second language acquisition, the theory and practice of instructed foreign (second) language learning, and the findings of current empirical research.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: An Outline of the Book -- Chapter 1. Factors Affecting Vocabulary Learning and Acquisition -- Chapter 2. Theoretical Anchorage -- Chapter 3. Survey of Research on Vocabulary Learning Strategies -- Chapter 4. Studies on Vocabulary Learning Strategies -- Chapter 5. Summary: Some Implications for Practice and Research, and Conclusions -- Appendix A. Vocabulary Learning Strategies Questionnaire (Pilot Version) -- Appendix B. VOLSQUES: Vocabulary Learning Strategy Questionnaire for Elementary Schools -- Appendix C. Results of the Factor Analyses (Pilot Study) -- Appendix D. Vocabulary Teaching Strategies: Criteria and Results of Analyses -- References -- Index