Informal and Incidental Second Language Vocabulary Learning
A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102). This special issue belongs to the section "Language and Literacy Education".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 2727
Special Issue Editor
Interests: digital game-based learning; informal language learning; incidental language learning; extramural language learning; computer-assisted language learning
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Dear Colleagues,
It is now widely acknowledged that the lion’s share of second language vocabulary knowledge is acquired informally and/or incidentally through learner-initiated language exposure outside classrooms. Highlighting the importance of language learner autonomy has contributed to the budding up of several subfields of vocabulary research (e.g., IDLE, extramural language learning, and incidental vocabulary acquisition, among others). The published literature has increased our understanding of the effects of frequency and processing; learning vocabulary from listening, reading, and writing; multimodal input and gaming; learner differences; and how incidental and intentional learning of vocabulary can complement one another. However, there are several other pertinent issues that have received limited attention by researchers. This Special Issue on informal second language vocabulary learning calls for empirical studies that can further our understanding in the following areas:
- Theory-driven informal L2 vocabulary learning;
- Qualitative investigations of informal L2 vocabulary learning;
- Longitudinal research on informal and incidental L2 vocabulary learning;
- Incidental vocabulary acquisition studies assessing productive knowledge of form, receptive knowledge of use, and productive knowledge of use;
- Informal and incidental vocabulary learning from multimodal reading or digital gaming;
- Informal learning of L2 vocabulary for languages other than English;
- Early years informal L2 vocabulary learning;
- Incidental learning of L2 vocabulary through language production tasks;
- Incidental L2 vocabulary learning from verbal communication and interactions;
- Incidental L2 vocabulary learning and desirable difficulties.
Dr. Barry Lee Reynolds
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- incidental vocabulary learning
- incidental vocabulary acquisition
- informal vocabulary learning
- nonformal vocabulary learning
- vocabulary learning
- L2 vocabulary
- language learner autonomy
- IDLE
- extramural language learning
