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ERIC Number: EJ567517
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1041-6791
An Interactive Model of Vocabulary Acquisition.
Vanniarajan, Swathi
Applied Language Learning, v8 n2 p183-216 1997
Proposes an interactive model of vocabulary acquisition that accounts for acquisition of knowledge and the mental processes involved in vocabulary acquisition, emphasizing the characterization of mental processes more than any other aspects. The model, which can account for first or second languages, attempts to capture how vocabulary is represented in the human mind. (SM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Thinking Skills, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Knowledge Acquisition