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SUBMITTER: Alahmadi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7392316 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alahmadi Alaa A Foltz Anouschka A
PloS one 20200730 7
This study compares how lexical inferencing and dictionary consultation affect L2 vocabulary acquisition. Sixty-one L1 Arabic undergraduates majoring in English language read target words in semi-authentic English reading materials and were either asked to guess their meaning or look it up in a dictionary. A pre- and delayed post-test measured participants' knowledge of target words and overall vocabulary size. The results show a significant and comparable learning effect for both vocabulary lea ...[more]