Age and type of instruction (CLIC vs. traditional EFL) in lexical development
| Autor: | María del Pilar Agustín Llach |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Cultural Studies
Linguistics and Language Literature and Literary Theory Computer science Teaching method First language EFL Age constraints Language and Linguistics Education Language proficiency Applied linguistics 060201 languages & linguistics Vocabulary acquisition CLIL vs. EFL CLIL Bilingual education Vocabulary acquisition CLIL 06 humanities and the arts Linguistics Vocabulary development Type of instruction Word lists by frequency 0602 languages and literature Task analysis SLA L1 influence |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier RIUR: Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Rioja Universidad de La Rioja (UR) RIUR. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Rioja instname DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia |
| Popis: | The present paper compares the vocabulary development of a group of CLIL and of traditional EFL learners along three years. The observation that a CLIL approach might provide with larger benefits in the long run vocabulary is the starting point of this study. We had learners in the two groups complete a letter writing task. These writings were then scrutinized for L1 influence in the form of borrowings and lexical creations. The frequency of the words in the letters was also object of analysis. Results revealed that CLIL learners perform slightly better but non-significantly better than traditional EFL along the three years. Furthermore, the evolution of L1 influence and word use also followed an expected improvement pattern as learners went up grade. However, our results do not provide evidence of a growing CLIL advantage with increasing experience. The young age and low proficiency of learners in the present study might be blocking this possible advantage found elsewhere. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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