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ITL - International Journal of Applied LinguisticsVol. 166:1 (2015) ► pp. 127–162
A process-focused learning model for L2 vocabulary acquisition
Construction, implementation and validation
Qing Ma | Hong Kong Institute of Education
This study aims to identify essential stages involved in vocabulary learning by constructing, implementing and validating a process-focused learning model using structural equation modelling (SEM). In this model, successful vocabulary learning goes through four sequential stages: perceiving the word form; accessing the word meaning; mapping the word form with meaning; using the word. A vocabulary learning strategy questionnaire was developed based on the model and administered to more than 300 Chinese university students; the model was satisfactorily tested using the SEM technique. The empirical findings provide further insights into our understanding of the complex nature of vocabulary acquisition which forms a systematic learning loop. A number of learning and teaching implications were drawn accordingly to enhance L2 vocabulary acquisition and vocabulary learning strategy training programmes.
Keywords: L2 vocabulary acquisition, learning stages, vocabulary learning strategies, structural equation modelling
Published online: 08 June 2015
https://doi.org/10.1075/itl.166.1.04ang
https://doi.org/10.1075/itl.166.1.04ang
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