Learning Vocabulary Strategically in a Study Abroad Context

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-65962-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4955 g

Reveals the complexity of strategic vocabulary learning experiences of Chinese students as they study for their degrees in English-speaking countries
Offers an in-depth account of how and why learners select and combine certain strategies to enhance their vocabulary learning
Explores the complex interplay between the students' strategy use, their agency as a learner and their discrete learning contexts

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wang, Isobel Kai-Hui

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Lexikologie, Lexikographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Ryder Site.- Chapter 3. The Wolfson Site.- Chapter 4. The Opal Site.- Chapter 5. Strategic Vocabulary Learning as a Complex Dynamic System.- Chapter 6. Learning Vocabulary Strategically in a Study Abroad Context.

Über Autor(innen)

Isobel Kai-Hui Wang is Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the Department of English, Nankai University, China. Her research interests lie in the area of vocabulary learner strategies, second language vocabulary acquisition, and intercultural communication.