LING 333 Lecture 1: 1
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The effect of type of write exercise on l2 vocabulary retention. Esl leaners soon learn that their lack of vocabulary knowledge impedes their ability to comprehend/express themselves clearly in. L2 vocabulary research has looked at the learner, the words, and the method of presentation. This study fills this gap by comparing two of the most commonly used types of written vocabulary exercises: filling in the blank (i. e. , cloze) and original sentence writing. Through empirical results, this study contributes valuable information on vocabulary teaching to l2 learners, teachers, and textbook and curriculum designers. Besides a word"s meaning, exercises also focus on other aspects of word knowledge, including the word"s spelling, part of speech, morphology, meanings in a specific context, connotation, usage, synonyms, antonyms. These two factors affect the amount of time required, degree of difficulty, the type of retrieval (active or passive), and the number of vocabulary.
