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Research Methods in Vocabulary StudiesPhilip Durrant, Anna Siyanova-Chanturia, Benjamin Kremmel and Suhad Sonbul
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 2] 2022
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Chapter 15Fundamental considerations in vocabulary development research
Article outline
- 1.Participant sampling
- 1.1Sample size
- 1.2Individual differences
- 2.Target item selection
- 2.1Number of items
- 2.2Item properties
- 2.3Issues related to formulaic sequences
- 3.Development of tasks and materials
- 3.1Task type
- 3.2Authentic or invented texts
- 3.3Contextual clues
- 3.4Lexical coverage
- 4.Measuring gains
- 4.1Multi-aspect measurement
- 4.2Sensitive measurement
- 4.3Delayed measurement
- 5.Other considerations
- 6.Conclusion
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