INCIDENTAL L2 VOCABULARY ACQUISITION FROM AND WHILE READING An Eye-Tracking Study

• Published in: Studies in second language acquisition Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 97 - 130
• Main Author: Pellicer-Sánchez, Ana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 01.03.2016; Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: Correlation; Electronic Publishing; English (Second Language); Eye Movements; Native Language; Novelty (Stimulus Dimension); Reading Skills; Second Language Learning; Vocabulary Development; Word Recognition

Previous studies have shown that reading is an important source of incidental second language (L2) vocabulary acquisition. However, we still do not have a clear picture of what happens when readers encounter unknown words. Combining offline (vocabulary tests) and online (eye-tracking) measures, the...