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Understanding vocabulary acquisition, instruction, and assessment: A research agenda

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2019

Norbert Schmitt
Norbert Schmitt*
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University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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E-mail: norbert.schmitt@nottingham.ac.uk
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Abstract

This paper suggests six areas of vocabulary research which the author believes would be fruitful for future research. They include (1) developing a practical model of vocabulary acquisition, (2) understanding how vocabulary knowledge develops from receptive to productive mastery, (3) getting lexical teaching/learning principles into vocabulary and language textbooks, (4) exploring extramural language exposure and how it can best facilitate vocabulary acquisition, (5) developing more informative measures of vocabulary knowledge, and (6) measuring fluency as part of vocabulary competence. Nine tasks are suggested for how to research these six research directions, with advice on research design and how to set about carrying out the tasks.

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Language Teaching , Volume 52 , Issue 2 , April 2019 , pp. 261 - 274
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019 

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