A study conducted by Rivera et al, using an iPad to create a digital story, demonstrated that it enhanced the vocabulary for students. "Mayer's (2005) multimedia theory can allow a learner to make faster connections between pictures and new vocabulary, enhancing the learning process.... Figure 1 is an example of an app that is a game, but allows for vocabulary to be learned while playing it. In the article, "The effects of an iPad® multimedia shared story intervention on vocabulary acquisition for an English language learner", the author mentioned that the use of iPads...

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In the experiment reported in chapter 6, sensitive testing revealed a considerable increase in E's vocabulary knowledge after she encountered target words that occurred two, three or four times in a German novella. ... However, direct vocabulary instruction does have an important role to play in making L2 reading more efficient for beginning learners. ... Simplified readers may also be a useful resource for learners who need to acquire high frequency vocabulary. ... Results on a variety of measures including vocabulary tests clearly favored the reading condition. 2.3 The War on Poverty ...

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One of them is my limited vocabulary. ... I hope to solve my writing problems by working with a vocabulary log and reading more essays, novels and poems, indeed. ... Nevertheless, never will this goal be achieved unless I do not give up on practicing writing and learning new vocabulary whenever I have a chance to do so....

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Further, he demonstrated that 60 per cent of the pupils he studies had insufficient reading ability to deal with the large beginning vocabulary loads of bookkeeping textbooks; he suggested that there was need for better texts, more emphasis upon discussion, and slower teacher presentation. ...

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"Through play, children practice vocabulary and new ways to express themselves. ... The adult has the chance to introduce the child to new vocabulary helping the child understand and learn the meanings to vast amount of words. ...

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This paper aims to discuss the evaluating reading taxtbooks for use in ESL/EFL classrooms. Classroom teachers spend much time using textbooks in class, so choosing an appropriate one is important. Moreover, the paper describes the role of the textbook. Using this will make the textbook selection pro...

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Once I was taught to learn meanings and examples of vocabulary words, yet no matter how much time I spent I just could not remember them, and now I understand which I did not before; the reason why I could never learn them was because I did not wish to learn, and did not put my heart into it. ...

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Second language acquisition and learning refers to any language gain in addition to the native tongue. Acquisition is a natural and intuitive process while learning is a deliberate tactic to grasp a language (Second Language Acquisition, n.d). Acquisition is an unintentional and instinctive conduct...

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Problem: Your sister's elementary school currently does not include any foreign language instructions in its curriculum. Many of the parents at the school would like it to be included, but the administrators and teachers feel that there are more important things to teach. Prepare a report on the p...

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The other study states that informal exposure to language characteristic or factors that are thought to be learned, like for example vocabulary, could be learn if it was done on an informal exposure; by not attracting attention to them wittingly . ...

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I think that if I had not been as versatile and had just limited myself to teaching the children strict vocabulary they would not have found the lesson as engaging and therefore may not have been as attentive. ...

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