The process of second language vocabulary acquisition (L2VA) is
investigated by looking at the learning, teaching, learner and
environmental factors that affect the ways that adult Vietnamese learners of English acquire, store and use words. Data were
collected by examination of informants' diaries, recorded classes,
free conversations, interview-questionnaires and regular
interviews during the English program. The data show that the
process of building up the mental lexicon is slow, long and
complicated. For adult learners coming from different English and
job backgrounds, full time classroom learning is the biggest and
most important source of L2 word input. It is also in this
environment that the word storage and recall mechanisms are
most facilitated. The L2VA process varies according to individual
learners at different levels, with different learning goals,
motivations, determination, areas of interest and word learning
methods.
It is hoped that the findings of the study help increase Vietnamese
teachers' awareness of how to teach English vocabulary
effectively and how to help learners work out individually suitable
word learning methods.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/218981 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | Ha, Dang Vu Thanh, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Dang Vu Thanh Ha |
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