New directions in L2 lexical development

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2012-12-31
Issue: Volume 1 Issue 1 (2012)
Section: Articles
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  • Shigenori Tanaka Keio University, Japan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v01.1.tanaka

Abstract

Lexical competence can be defined as one’s ability to use words differentially and fully. In this paper I shall first present my views concerning lexical development in order to comment on each of the following four articles: Lexical Development and Learners’ Practices in a Content-based Learning Course by Andy Barfield, The Frequency Model of Vocabulary Learning and Japanese Learners by Dale Brown, A Study of Learners’ Intuitions Behind the Use of Utterance Verbs in English by Yoshiaki Sato and Aaron Batty, and, Utilizing Student-Generated Pictures for Formative Vocabulary Instruction by Charles Anderson.

Keywords: lexical competence, lexical development, second language acquisition, vocabulary breadth, vocabulary depth, discussant, vocabulary symposium

Suggested Citation:

Tanaka, S. (2012). New directions in L2 lexical development. Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 1(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v01.1.tanaka