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List of figures and tables |
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Notes on contributors |
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Meaning and vocabulary: two key elements in Spanish language teaching |
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1 Identifying target Spanish vocabulary: issues of regional variation |
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Laura M. Merino Hernandez |
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3 Pedagogical implications of lexical variation |
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3.1 Frequency and context of use |
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4 Communicative language teaching and task-based learning |
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5.2 Discursive-pragmatic lexical lesson |
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2 Input, tasks, and processing specificity in Spanish vocabulary learning |
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26 | (18) |
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2 Theory and research on lexical input processing |
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28 | (9) |
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2.1 What is the TOPRA model and what does it predict? |
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2.2 What is the most effective type of input? |
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2.3 What are the most effective types of tasks? |
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4.1 Intentional vocabulary learning as focus on meaning |
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4.2 Increased exposure to words while focusing on meaning |
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5.2 Completion of seven-item checklist for the sample lesson |
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3 Incidental learning of L2 Spanish vocabulary |
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44 | (18) |
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Maria Pilar Agustin-Llach |
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2.3 Interaction hypothesis |
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2.4 The Involvement Load Hypothesis |
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3 Methods and techniques: activities for incidental vocabulary acquisition |
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4 Incidental vocabulary acquisition within Meaning-Oriented Instruction (MOI) |
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52 | (3) |
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4.1 Communicative language teaching |
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4.2 Task-based instruction |
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4.3 Content-based instruction |
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4.4 Toward more effective MOI |
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5 Sample activities for L2 Spanish |
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57 | (5) |
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4 Acquisition of idiomatic language in L2 Spanish |
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65 | (3) |
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3.1 Justification for a focus on idioms |
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4 Integration within Meaning-Oriented Instruction (MOI) |
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4.1 The benefits of recognizing the literal underpinnings of idioms |
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4.2 Why learners need assistance in establishing connections between idiomatic meanings and their literal underpinnings |
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5.1 Selecting, organizing, and systematizing the linguistic material |
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5.2 Applying a constructivist approach |
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83 | (6) |
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5 Lexicographic perspectives and L2 Spanish vocabulary |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (9) |
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2.1 How has the SFL/SSL dictionary been used in general? |
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2.2 How can the dictionary be better used in a Spanish class? |
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2.3 What is the meaning of the Spanish learners' dictionary? |
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2.4 What are the characteristics of Spanish learners' dictionaries? |
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2.5 How do Spanish learners gain access to the dictionary? |
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2.6 Are existing Spanish dictionaries designed for learners adequate? |
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2.7 What possible solutions are there to reverse the lack of adequate online dictionaries? |
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4.1 Should dictionaries be used within MOI? |
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102 | (1) |
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4.2 How can dictionaries be used effectively within MOI? |
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103 | (1) |
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5.1 Activities to familiarize the students with the text |
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5.2 Activities involving dictionaries |
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107 | (5) |
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6 Quality of lexicosemantic representations in L2 Spanish |
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112 | (18) |
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113 | (1) |
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2.1 Cognates and cognate facilitation: Definitions and empirical evidence |
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2.2 Psycholinguistic perspective |
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115 | (2) |
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2.3 Second language processing perspective |
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125 | (1) |
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7 Testing L2 Spanish vocabulary knowledge |
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130 | (20) |
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Ignacio Rodriguez Sanchez |
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130 | (1) |
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2.1 Dimensions of vocabulary knowledge |
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2.2 Some measures of vocabulary knowledge |
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132 | (3) |
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135 | (8) |
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3.1 Proficiency guidelines used in vocabulary testing |
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3.2 Classroom-based assessment |
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3.3 Eight recommendations |
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4.1 The inextricability of vocabulary and grammar |
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4.2 Comparing proficiency with learner corpora |
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147 | (1) |
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8 New vocabulary levels tests for L2 Spanish |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (7) |
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158 | (7) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (2) |
Index |
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