This study has shown that relatively few new words are learnt from reading a graded reader as
measured by a meaning-translation test. However, more vocabulary knowledge was acquired
from the reading if we take the MC test as a measure of vocabulary knowledge. These two tests
together suggest that the nature of vocabulary learning from extensive reading or listening is
more complex than can be determined from this study. Indeed, it suggests that a considerable
amount of vocabulary knowledge was gained from the exposure, but was not assessed. Such
knowledge might include the noticing of lexical phrases, collocational and colligational patterns,
new nuances of meanings, improved lexical access speed, and so on. It is probably here that the
true benefit of reading and listening extensively occurs.
This study has shown that relatively few new words are learnt from reading a graded reader asmeasured by a meaning-translation test. However, more vocabulary knowledge was acquiredfrom the reading if we take the MC test as a measure of vocabulary knowledge. These two teststogether suggest that the nature of vocabulary learning from extensive reading or listening ismore complex than can be determined from this study. Indeed, it suggests that a considerableamount of vocabulary knowledge was gained from the exposure, but was not assessed. Suchknowledge might include the noticing of lexical phrases, collocational and colligational patterns,new nuances of meanings, improved lexical access speed, and so on. It is probably here that thetrue benefit of reading and listening extensively occurs.
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