Cet article examine l’apprentissage du vocabulaire en L2 point de vue l’apprenant. Nos données qualitatives ont été recueillies France à partir des commentaires hebdomadaires faits par neuf apprenants l’anglais niveau Master dans leurs journaux d’apprentissage. Les étudiants, hétérogène, rendu compte contenu cours, activités interactives classe (sous forme jeux) et leur analyse réflexive sur ap...

objectives: one of the factors predicting language impairments is an early limited lexicon in children. an early limited lexicon can also lead to limited performances in other language areas. this study was aimed to examine receptive and expressive vocabulary in 8-16 month-old children with cleft lip and palate as a predictor of development in other language areas. materials: the macarthur-bate...

There has been considerable debate over the existence of the ‘vocabulary spurt’ phenomenon an apparent acceleration in word learning that is commonly said to occur in children around the age of 18 months. This paper presents an investigation into modelling the phenomenon using data from almost 1800 children. The results indicate that the acquisition of a receptive/productive lexicon can be quit...

Extensive reading is one of a range of activities that can be used in a language learning course. Ideally, the choice of activities to go into a course should be guided by principles which are well supported by research. Similarly, the way each of those activities is used should be guided by well-justified principles. In this article, we look at the principles justifying the inclusion of extens...

Introduction: Why build models of developmental disorders? A six-year-old child is given a vocabulary test where he has to name pictures of objects. He scores poorly, and makes mistakes such as naming a picture of a guitar as a 'piano'. One explanation of the child's difficulty is that he has impoverished semantic (meaning) representations. Another child has problems reading words out loud, esp...