An Investigation of Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition in Relation to Learner Proficiency Level and Word Frequency

Tekmen, E. Anne Ferrell, Daloglu, Aysegül, Foreign Language Annals

Abstract:

This study examined the relationship between learners' incidental vocabulary acquisition and their level of proficiency, and between acquisition and word frequency in a text. Participants were Turkish learners of English at three proficiency levels. One reading text and four vocabulary tests were administered over a two-week period. Analyses of the data revealed that lexical gains from reading were significant for each group (p < .05). The higher proficiency groups were able to acquire more words than lower level groups. Word frequency in the text was also a significant factor in vocabulary acquisition (p < .05), with 29% of the variance in acquisition being …

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Publication information: Article title: An Investigation of Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition in Relation to Learner Proficiency Level and Word Frequency. Contributors: Tekmen, E. Anne Ferrell - Author, Daloglu, Aysegül - Author. Journal title: Foreign Language Annals. Volume: 39. Issue: 2 Publication date: Summer 2006. Page number: 220+. © American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Winter 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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