A Study on the Effects of Lexical Processing Strategies in Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition While Reading

Research on vocabulary acquisition in SLA has revealed that a large proportion of is acquired without overt intention. This paper analyzes the relevance different lexical processing strategies for incidental while reading involving 56 native Chinese speakers who are studying English at local university China. The which participants adopted to analyze unknown words discussed based cognitive processes involved, namely implicit/explicit and top-down/bottom-up processes. According introspective data collected during think-aloud protocol as well results subsequent retention test, we examine effects strategies. indicate students can learn incidentally through implicit processing, though it significantly lower rate than explicit With regard dichotomy top-down bottom-up processes, strategy demonstrates better strategy. Finally, multilevel model factors contribute developed an attempt provide theoretical practical implications L2 teaching learning