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From: Xiaofen Wang-Gempp (Julie)
Date: 9/14/99
Time: 11:15:57 PM
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Problem-Solving Mechanisms in L2 Communication A Psycholinguistic Perspective By Zoltan Dornyei and Judit Kormos (Thames Valley University) September 1998 "This paper investigates the various ways speakers manage problems and overcome diffuculties in L2 communication" from a psycholinguistic perspective. The writers illustrate "the various mechanisms by examples and retrospective comments taken from L2 learners' data."
The Relationship Between Prior Knowledge and Topic Interest in Second Language Reading By Patricia L. Carrell and Teresa E. Wise (Georgia State University) September 1998 The effects of prior knowledge and interest can surely influence second language reading comprehension. Yet the relationship between them is complex, and there are more to take into account, such as English proficiency level, gender.
Planning and Focus on Form in L2 Oral Performance By Lourdes Ortega (University of Hawaii at Manoa) March 1999 "Planning before doing an L2 task can promote an increased focus on form by providing space for the learner to devote conscious attention during pretask planning to formal and systemic aspects of the language needed to accomplish a particular task".
Lexical Processing Strategy Use and Vocabulary Learning Through Reading By Carol A. Fraser (York University) June 1999 The article focuses on the role of Lexical Processing Strategy (LPS) use in vocabulary learning through reading, which helps us to understand the strategy and leads us to rethink "current pedagogic practice"
Three Dimensions of Vocabulary Development By Birgit Henriksen (University of Copenhagen) June 1999 Through the discussion of the three dimensions of lexical competence, the author believes that there is a need to redefine vocabulary development as both item-learning and system-changing, which is a complex semantization process. The interrelationship among the dimensions raises two further questions.
Incident Vocabulary Acquisition in a Second Language A Review By Thomas Huckin (University of Utah), James Coady (Ohio State University) June 1999 "Incidental acquisition is the primary means by which second language learners develop their vocabulary beyond the first few thousand most-common words". Yet researchers have not fully understood the actual mechanism of it. This article makes a summary of what has achieved in this field so far.
Conclusion: All my articles are chosen from Studies in Second Language Acquisition. All these articles deal with learners' strategies, solving practical problems in L2 learning. June 1999 is a special issue on Incidental L2 Vocabulary Acquisition: Theory, Current Research, and Instructional Implication. I chose three articles (the last three)from this issue, because enlarging L2 vocabulary is important to L2 learners, especially to these who are in the intermediate stage of L2 language learning.