Author(s)

Qin Xu ¹, Lili Yan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Foreign Language, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China

Corresponding Author

Qin Xu

ABSTRACT

Vocabulary learning plays an indispensable and important role in foreign language learning. Incidental vocabulary acquisition is one of the common ways of vocabulary learning. Based on the previous studies, the present study attempts to investigate the effects of different gloss modes on Chinese EFL learners' incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading. Two important factors, i.e. gloss position (pre-text, post-text) and textual enhancement (with textual enhancement, without textual enhancement), as well as their interaction effects are examined. The results show that different gloss positions (pre-text, post-text) and textual enhancement (with textual enhancement, without textual enhancement) do not have significantly different effects on Chinese EFL learners' incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading and that no significant interaction effects between gloss position and textual enhancement have been found. Besides, students' performances on the immediate vocabulary tests and the delayed vocabulary tests are significantly correlated and delayed vocabulary retention is significantly weaker than immediate vocabulary retention. The current study sheds some light for English teachers and English textbook publishers in China.

KEYWORDS

Gloss position, Textual enhancement, Reading, Incidental vocabulary acquisition.

CITE THIS PAPER

Qin, X., Lili, Y., The Effects of Gloss Modes on Chinese EFL Learners’ Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition through Reading. Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology (2018) 2: 61-70.

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