Factors Affecting the Learning of Foreign Language Vocabulary: Imagery Keyword Mediators and Phonological Short-Term Memory

Ellis, Nick; Beaton, Alan

doi:10.1080/14640749308401062

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Factors Affecting the Learning of Foreign Language Vocabulary: Imagery Keyword Mediators and Phonological Short-Term Memory

Ellis, Nick, Beaton, Alan·1993·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A

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In order to investigate the cognitive processes involved in learning Foreign Language (FL) vocabulary, this study evaluates different methods of instruction. It demonstrates that keyword techniques are effective for receptive learning but that repetition is a superior strategy for learning to produce the foreign word. Performance is optimal when learners combine both strategies. The nature of the keyword is crucial--whereas imageable noun keywords promote learning, verb keywords actually impede it. A theoretical analysis of the roles of phonological short-term memory, imagery, and lexical factors in FL vocabulary learning is presented.

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Existing studies primarily focus on university students or adult learners, leaving a gap in understanding the impact of VLSs on high school students, particularly Grade 11.
“However, existing studies primarily focus on university students or adult learners, leaving a gap in understanding the impact of VLSs on high school students, particularly Grade 11 (Ellis and Beaton, 1993;Schmitt, 2000;Gebremedhin, 2018).”
From Effect of vocabulary learning strategies on students’ vocabulary knowledge achievement and motivation: the case of grade 11 high school students (2024) · cites this paper as Ellis and Beaton, 1993

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Authors: Ellis, N., & Beaton, A.
Affiliations: Bangor University (GB)
Swansea University (GB)
ORCID: Ellis, Nick
Venue: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1993-08
Volume: 46
Issue: 3
Pages: 533-558
ISSN: 0272-4987 (ISSN-L)
1464-0740
DOI: 10.1080/14640749308401062
OpenAlex: W1993003678
Cited by: 246
References: 52
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 33 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 17
FWCI: 6.47
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
Keywords: foreign language vocabulary learning, keyword method, imagery, phonological memory, repetition, lexical factors
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Imagination, Language, Male, Memory, Short-Term, Paired-Associate Learning, Phonetics, Practice, Psychological, Verbal Learning, Vocabulary

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