Second language vocabulary acquisition: spacing and frequency of rehearsals

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dc.contributor.authorWeimer-Stuckmann, Gerlinde
dc.contributor.supervisorSchuetze, Ulf
dc.contributor.supervisorCaws, Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-15T20:40:26Z
dc.date.available2010-06-15T20:40:26Z
dc.date.copyright2009en
dc.date.issued2010-06-15T20:40:26Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Germanic and Russian Studies
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Germanic and Slavic Studies
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThe theories of spaced rehearsal have established recurring encounters as a key aspect in vocabulary retention. However, how and how often these review sessions should be scheduled is still a controversial debate. This study reports on a large-scale study at the University of Victoria in the fall of 2008 on Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition (SLVA). Over a period of 13 weeks 117 students practiced 200 German lexical items using a multimodal vocabulary learning web application and research tool ViVo. First, this study contrasted the rehearsal conditions of graduated intervals and uniform spaced intervals studied in 5 practice sessions. Second, it contrasted frequency test conditions. Students who had practiced 2 or 3 times were compared to students who had practiced 4 or 5 times. Results showed no significant difference between uniform interval spacing and graduated interval spacing even though students studying on a uniform practice schedule demonstrated slightly higher test results. With regard to frequency, students practicing 4 or 5 times significantly outperformed those students studying only 2 or 3 times.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/2870
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben
dc.subjectSecond language acquisitionen
dc.subjectGerman languageen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Languageen
dc.titleSecond language vocabulary acquisition: spacing and frequency of rehearsalsen
dc.typeThesisen

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