Publication Date
3-1-2005
Abstract
Research in second language acquisition has generated new knowledge about the operations of the brain and the way it facilitates the learning of vocabulary. In addition, the field of corpus linguistics has brought us new information about words and the ways in which they are used in texts—their frequency, the words often occurring with them in the same text, and their syntactical features. The article will discuss the implications of this language acquisition research for second language teachers as they assist their students in developing knowledge of the lexis. Going beyond the word to prefabricated phrases and word associations can lead students to an enriched vocabulary and a greater fluency. Illustrations are in French, but this discussion is pertinent to all language teachers.
Recommended Citation
Brodman, Marian M.
(2005)
"Developing Vocabulary Beyond the Word,"
Dimensions: Vol. 40, Article 3.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/dimensions/vol40/iss1/3