Virtual Vocabulary
Research and Learning in Lexical Processing
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11139/cj.27.3.517-528Keywords:
Second Language Acquisition (SLA), Cognitive Psychology, Working Memory, Spaced Retrieval, Spaced Rehearsal, Vocabulary Learning, Intentional Learning, RepetitionAbstract
This article presents the concept development, research programming, and learning design of a lexical processing web application, Virtual Vocabulary, which was developed using theories in both cognitive psychology and second language acquisition (SLA). It is being tested with first-year students of German at the University of Victoria in Canada, specifically looking at intervals and time-sets in a large study on spaced retrieval. The findings are being used to refine language-learning software for second language lexical acquisition.
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