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Research Methods in Vocabulary Studies
Philip Durrant, Anna Siyanova-Chanturia, Benjamin Kremmel and Suhad Sonbul
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 2] 2022
► pp. 213–230

Chapter 15
Fundamental 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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