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29 - Vocabulary

from Part VI - Language Skills and Areas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2025

By
Jang Ho Lee  and
Dongkwang Shin
Edited by
Glenn Stockwell  and
Yijen Wang
Glenn Stockwell
Affiliation:
Waseda University, Japan
Yijen Wang
Affiliation:
Waseda University, Japan
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Summary

This chapter aims to introduce a range of technologies integrated into vocabulary teaching and learning in light of previous studies and academic resources. It starts by giving an overview of theoretical concepts needed to address the issues related to technology-aided vocabulary teaching and learning (i.e. the operationalization and acquisition of vocabulary knowledge, and instructional approaches to vocabulary learning). It then moves on to present a research-based introduction to technologies related to vocabulary teaching and learning, including online tests of vocabulary size and depth, hypertext glosses, vocabulary profilers, learning through a vocabulary list, and game-based vocabulary learning applications. Finally, the chapter proposes some recommendations for future research on technology-aided vocabulary teaching and learning.

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computer-assisted vocabulary learningdata-driven learningform-meaning connectionimplicit vocabulary knowledgeincidental vocabulary learningvocabulary sizevocabulary test
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The Cambridge Handbook of Technology in Language Teaching and Learning , pp. 479 - 493
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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Further Reading

This article provides a comprehensive summary of eighty-two primary studies on technology-aided L2 vocabulary learning since 2010. It offers systematic analyses of these studies in terms of instructional approaches, aspects of word knowledge, and measures of vocabulary development.

This book provides an in-depth examination of the concepts and issues related to research on vocabulary. Part 4 covers a range of resources (e.g. vocabulary tests, corpora, concordances) that teachers can use in their vocabulary teaching.

This is one of the most useful websites, equipped with a wide range of programs built for vocabulary teaching and learning.

Elgort, I. (2018). Technology-mediated second language vocabulary development: A review of trends in research methodology. CALICO Journal, 35(1), 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.34554CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Schmitt, N. (2010). Researching vocabulary: A vocabulary research manual. Palgrave Macmillan.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cobb, Tom’s Compleat Lexical Tutor (www.lextutor.ca).Google Scholar

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