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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
DOI 10.1080/14640749308401062
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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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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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