Foreign language vocabulary learning and the type of processing-resource allocation model

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2019-12-31
Issue: Volume 8 Issue 1 (2019)
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  • Shusaku Kida Hiroshima University, Japan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v08.1.kida

Abstract

This paper argues the nature of adult foreign or second language (L2) vocabulary learning and points out the importance of word-form learning at the initial stage of vocabulary development. The Type of Processing-Resource Allocation (TOPRA) model is introduced as a prominent theoretical framework to capture it. Finally, some future studies are proposed to reinforce TOPRA-based studies with respect to (1) types of vocabulary processing tasks and (2) dimensions of vocabulary development.

Keywords: acquisition of word knowledge and fluent processing, form-meaning connection, L2 vocabulary learning, semantic and structural processing, the type of processing-resource allocation model

Suggested Citation:

Kida, S. (2019). Foreign language vocabulary learning and the type of processing-resource allocation model. Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 8(1), 76–82. https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v08.1.kida