Vocabulary Uptake and Retention from Reading a Graded Reader

Autor/in	Thongsan, Nuchsara Choksuansup
Titel	Vocabulary Uptake and Retention from Reading a Graded Reader
Quelle	In: LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 16 (2023) 2, S.154-167 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2630-0672
Schlagwörter	Vocabulary Development; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Reading Materials; Reading Processes; Spelling; Incidental Learning; Recall (Psychology); Language Tests; Undergraduate Students; Business Administration Education; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wortschatzarbeit; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Leseprozess; Schreibweise; Inzidentelles Lernen; Abberufung; Language test; Sprachtest
Abstract	With the aim of investigating effective approaches to extensive reading in Thailand, this study examined the vocabulary uptake and retention rate from reading 350 headwords graded reader. To determine the effects of reading a graded reader on students' vocabulary knowledge and retention, 20 words within four bands of different frequencies of occurrences were selected as target words in the study. The spelling of each word was changed to ensure that students have never seen these words before. 35 intermediate level Thai students volunteered to participate in the study. Three tests, which were word-form recognition, meaning recognition, and translation, were administered immediately after reading, then after 10 days, and then after a two-month delay. The results demonstrate that words can be learned incidentally, as the majority of the words were not learned from reading one graded reader. Words with more frequency were more likely to be learned and more resistant to decay. The data indicate that, on average, the meaning of only three of the 20 words will be recalled two months later. This study implies that just a little amount of new vocabulary is remembered after reading one graded reader, and that substantial amounts of reading are required to increase students' vocabulary. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Language Institute of Thammasat University. The Prachan Campus, 2 Prachan Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand. e-mail: learnjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/learn
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01