Theory and Practice in Vocabulary Research in Digital Environments by Feng Teng, Mark; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Wu, Junjie Gavin;

Short description:

This collection is a comprehensive resource on the state of second language vocabulary learning today, building on earlier studies to spotlight the diversity of issues and foci in the field toward encouraging further advancements in both research and practice.

Long description:

This collection is a comprehensive resource on the state of second language vocabulary learning today, building on earlier studies to spotlight the diversity of issues and foci in the field toward encouraging further advancements in both research and practice.

The volume foregrounds the importance of vocabulary learning in language teaching and learning and in effective written and verbal communication, charting the range of approaches and theories used to address the unique challenges of vocabulary instruction. While there exists a well-established body of vocabulary research, this book takes those lines of inquiry in new directions by exploring how technology has shifted the focus from teacher-led delivery to more activity-driven experiences. Chapters from prominent researchers and rising scholars feature studies on emergent approaches in virtual environments such as interactive whiteboards, CMC, virtual world learning, and mobile-assisted language learning. In offering a holistic portrait of technology-enhanced vocabulary learning the volume makes the case for the power of technological tools in fostering optimal environments for encouraging vocabulary acquisition and in turn, the potential opportunities for future research and pedagogical applications.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars in second language acquisition, language education, TESOL, and applied linguistics.

"A diverse and exciting collection of approaches to vocabulary acquisition in the “digital wild” - this book should be useful to everyone involved in technology-enhanced language learning."

- Hilary Nesi, Professor in English Language, Research Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities, Coventry University

Table of Contents:

Contents

List of figures

List of contributors

Acknowledgements

Preface

1. Introduction to Theory and Practice in Vocabulary Research in Digital Environments
Mark Feng Teng and Junjie Gavin Wu

Part I
Theories and synthesis

2. Intentional vocabulary learning through captioned viewing: Comparing Vanderplank’s ‘cognitive-affective model’ with Gesa and Miralpeix
Robert Vanderplank and Mark Feng Teng.

3. Mapping the digital game-based vocabulary learning landscape: A comprehensive bibliometric exploration
Zhaoyang Xiong, Junjie Gavin Wu,^,and Di Zou

4. Development of gloss studies in vocabulary learning research
Makoto Yoshii

Part II
Pedagogical practices

5. A corpus-based study of learners’ language learning trajectories with captioned viewing: Implications for vocabulary learning practices
Mark Feng Teng and Jesse W. C. Yip

6. L2 vocabulary learning with an AI chatbot: From linguistic, affective, and cognitive perspectives
Sangmin-Michelle Lee

7. Training to use machine translation for vocabulary learning
Yijen Wang and Glenn Stockwell

8. Korean EFL learners’ vocabulary development through asynchronous CMC and synchronous CMC in content courses
Sung-Yeon Kim

9. The anatomy of word lists in New Word Level Checker: Description and comparison
Atsushi Mizumoto

10. Mobile-assisted vocabulary learning in an EAP context
Jeong-Bae Son and Sang-Soon Park

11. Vocabulary learning with Netflix: Exploring intraformal learning practices through the lens of Complex Dynamic Systems Theory
Antonie Alm and Yuki Watanabe

12. Using TikTok for vocabulary learning: Multimodal implications
Yeong-Ju Lee

13. Conclusion: The next generation of studies in multimodal, multilingual, and multi-agent vocabulary learning
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme

Index