Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Foreign Language Acquisition

Višnja Pavii Taka

Published by Multilingual Matters 2008

Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Foreign Language Acquisition

Višnja Pavii Taka

In the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847690401

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The book discusses vocabulary learning strategies as an integral subgroup of language learning strategies. It attempts to integrate the approaches of theories of second language acquisition, the theory and practice of instructed foreign language learning, and the findings of current empirical research.

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Pavičić Takač Višnja :

Višnja Pavičić Takač has been involved in pre-service and in-service EFL teacher training for over twenty years. She has taught graduate and post-graduate courses related to second language acquisition, foreign language learning and teaching at the universities in Croatia (Osijek and Zagreb) and in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tuzla and Zenica). Her work as a ‘visiting professor’ over many years helped establish English language degree programmes at universities in Central Bosnia. Her co-authored chapter reflects this experience of working in diverse contexts of teacher education during a period of social and political change. She currently lectures at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek.

ViÅ?nja PaviÄ?iÄ? TakaÄ? obtained her BA in English and German language and literature from the University of Osijek, Croatia, and her MA and PhD from the University of Zagreb, Croatia. After working as a primary school teacher of English, she was appointed teaching assistant for the English language and ELT methodology at the Faculty of Philosophy University of Osijek, Croatia. As a guest lecturer, she has also taught at universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the postgraduate course on foreign language learning strategies at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. Her professional and research interests include individual differences in foreign language learning, language learning strategies, interlanguage, cross-linguistic studies, as well as pre-service teacher education and foreign language teachersâ?? competence. She is currently an assistant professor and teaches a variety of under- and postgraduate courses related to theory and practice of foreign language acquisition.

Reviews

Takac's book is a significant contribution to LLS in the field of SLA. Each chapter is clearly laid-out and well written, with excellent end-of-chapter summaries. I believe that this much needed book will be an invaluable resource and will be thought-provoking for the reader, not only on learner strategy use, but also on the relationship between strategy training and language acquisition. Overall, I would highly recommend this book to those researchers involved in LLS and of vocabulary acquisition, and for teachers and teacher educators. The wealth of illustrations and the elaborate discussion makes this book an extremely useful reference for those involved in strategy teaching and training.

This much needed book will be an invaluable text for researchers of language learning strategies and of vocabulary acquisition, and for teachers and teacher educators. It will stimulate the reader to reflect at length, not only on learner strategy deployment, but also on the problematical relationship between instruction and acquisition. The elaborate and detailed review of studies in the field makes the book suitable for those new to the field while the results of new research particularly in the second and third studies will appeal to those with more advanced knowledge and experience in the area.

The book is well-written, nicely organized, and reader-friendly, and it should be quite accessible to teachers, researchers, and graduate students alike. It provides excellent coverage of relevant theories of vocabulary learning and useful data through its empirical chapters. It should be essential reading for language teachers and graduate students working on language learning and teaching strategies and can also be enthusiastically recommended as a supplementary text for courses on methodology in second and foreign language teaching.

Luke Plonsky, Michigan State University, USA, in Studies in Second Language Acquisition Volume 31, 2009:

This book provides a timely, thoughtful, and welcome contribution to the current surge of articles and edited volumes on L2 strategies. Researchers interested in vocabulary and strategies will appreciate its concentrated, theoretical accounts of vocabulary learning, whereas classroom practitioners will value the pedagogical applications it provides on topics such as L2 strategy instruction.

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Introduction: An Outline of the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Factors Affecting Vocabulary Learning and Acquisition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	4
Chapter 2. Theoretical Anchorage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
Chapter 3. Survey of Research on Vocabulary Learning Strategies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
Chapter 4. Studies on Vocabulary Learning Strategies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
Chapter 5. Summary: Some Implications for Practice and Research, and Conclusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
Appendix A. Vocabulary Learning Strategies Questionnaire (Pilot Version) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
Appendix B. VOLSQUES: Vocabulary Learning Strategy Questionnaire for Elementary Schools Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Appendix C. Results of the Factor Analyses (Pilot Study) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Appendix D. Vocabulary Teaching Strategies: Criteria and Results of Analyses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
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Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 150
Keywords: Second Language Acquisition; SLA; vocabulary learning strategies; vocab learning strategies; L2 vocab; vocabulary learning; voacb learning; language learning strategies; foreign language learning; second language learning

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Published: February 4, 2008
ISBN: 9781847690401