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Direct linkLindstromberg, Seth; Boers, Frank – Applied Linguistics, 2008
If good proficiency in L2 entails the acquisition not only of many single words but of many lexical chunks as well, it must then be asked how all this additional lexis is to be committed to long-term memory in the limited time available on non-intensive classroom-based language courses. If it is the case that a significant fraction of…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Young Adults, Long Term Memory, Mnemonics
Lindstromberg, Seth; Boers, Frank – Applied Linguistics, 2004
This paper concerns three two-stage experiments the aim of which was to find out whether enactment- and mime-based (E&M) instruction--a key element both of the method known as Total Physical Response and of some less codified instruction at primary level--can be employed in order to help learners: (1) better acquire English manner-of-movement…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Verbs, Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language)
Stengers, Helene; Boers, Frank; Housen, Alex; Eyckmans, June – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2011
This paper investigates the extent to which productive use of formulaic sequences by intermediate students of two typologically different languages, i.e., English and Spanish, is associated with their oral proficiency in these languages. Previous research (e.g., Boers et al., "Language Teaching Research" 10: 245-261, 2006) has shown that…
Descriptors: Evidence, Second Language Learning, Language Patterns, English (Second Language)
Lindstromberg, Seth; Boers, Frank – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2008
Knowledge of lexical chunks correlates positively with L2 proficiency. However, high estimates of the number of chunks in natural language have led to scepticism about the feasibility of large-scale chunk-learning on non-intensive, classroom-based courses. Furthermore, few proposals for chunk-teaching have looked beyond the noticing stage. One…
Descriptors: Phonemics, Language Proficiency, Phrase Structure, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedBoers, Frank – Applied Linguistics, 2000
Reports three English-as-a-foreign-language experiments that indicate that a lexical organization along metaphoric themes or source domains can facilitate retention of unfamiliar figurative expressions. Proposes classroom activities aimed at enhancing language learners' metaphor awareness and at turning this into an additional channel for…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English (Second Language), Metaphors, Retention (Psychology)
Boers, Frank; Lindstromberg, Seth – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2005
The Lexical Approach (LA) is founded on the belief that, in order to achieve a high level of accuracy "with fluency," learners of a foreign language need to commit to memory vast numbers of multi-word expressions. However, since it is far from clear that the methodology currently associated with the LA holds out well-founded hope that phrase…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mnemonics
