Words are the building blocks of human communication and provide a strong foundation for
the development of skilled language production and comprehension. Learning words in a …

The current study longitudinally examined the influence of aptitude on second language (L2)
pronunciation development when 40 first-year Japanese university students engaged in …

Ethnolinguistic minority students may have lower levels of metacognitive knowledge and
English vocabulary knowledge than non-minority students. Nevertheless, few longitudinal …

This review paper explores the role of individual differences in second language vocabulary
learning, focusing on three key factors: out-of-class exposure (eg, viewing TV, playing video …

This study explores how primary school children develop their metacognitive knowledge
and vocabulary knowledge and how both types of knowledge are dynamically correlated …

ABSTRACT CLIL instruction has been reported to be beneficial for foreign language
vocabulary learning since CLIL students show higher vocabulary profiles than students of …

A number of longitudinal studies of L2 production have reported frequency effects wherein
learners' produce more frequent words as a function of time. The current study investigated …

Aims: The aim of the present paper is to look into the impact of bilingualism on lexical
knowledge, lexical fluency, and lexical cross-linguistic influence (CLI). Design and …

The current study longitudinally examined a crucial individual difference variable–ie
awareness (operationalized as explicit attention and articulatory knowledge)–in adult …

This study investigates the effects of multilingualism and the degree of proficiency in different
languages on vocabulary knowledge among Spanish language learners. Participants …