Learning Vocabulary Through Reading
ที่มา: http://aer.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/21/4/767
Joseph R Jenkins, Marcy L Stein and Katherine Wysocki
University of Washington
This study examined the hypothesis that new vocabulary knowledgecan be acquired through incidental learning of word meaningsfrom context. Fifth graders of two reading abilities read passagescontaining unfamiliar words. Students were randomly assignedto different numbers of context presentations: 0, 2, 6, or 10passages read over several days. Half of the unfamiliar wordswere informally taught before their appearance in the passages.Word meanings were learned from context, and more frequent presentationin context increased learning. Also, better readers profitedmore from context than did less skilled readers, and prior exposure(informal teaching) resulted in greater learning. Vocabularyeffects were also observed on a measure of reading comprehension.Whether incidental learning accounts for vocabulary growth isdiscussed.
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