Using technology to assist in vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension

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Citation: Andreea I. Constantinescu (2007) Using technology to assist in vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension. The Internet TESL Journal (RSS)
Internet Archive Scholar (search for fulltext): Using technology to assist in vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension
Download: http://iteslj.org/Articles/Constantinescu-Vocabulary
Tagged: Education (RSS) vocabulary (RSS), reading comprehension (RSS), technology (RSS)

Summary

The paper brings out the uses of technology to aid and strengthen the reciprocal relationship between vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension with specific focus on second language(L2) and foreign langugage(FL) literacy.

The paper suggests four teaching principles which are reproduced verbatim: First Principle: Instructors should pay more attention to the existence of various teaching tools. Second Principle: Instructors should introduce multimedia-glossed texts into their vocabulary/reading classes. Third Principle: Instructors should be acquainted with the criteria for software and courseware evaluation. Fourth Principle: Instructors should keep up with current methodology and make best use of visuals and multimedia


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