Effects of Continuation Writing Tasks on Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
The xu-based continuation writing tasks provide new approaches to teaching foreign languages,and the facilitating effects of continuation writing tasks on the acquisition of foreign vocabulary have been thoroughly substantiated.This review presents a discussion of the theoretical background and the facilitation mechanism of the xu-argument,followed by a summary of the status quo of the research on the facilitating effects of continuation writing tasks,including the types of tasks that are used to promote vocabulary acquisition,the research paradigm adopted to collect the data,and the factors that are assumed to influence the facilitating effects.Specifically,research on the facilitating effects of continuation writing tasks on the acquisition of foreign vocabulary has involved(1)a limited number of task types,omitting tasks with greater alignment magnitude,such as multi-turn continuation writing or cross-type continuation writing;(2)has frequently adopted a traditional paradigm with a sole focus on the depth or quality of vocabulary knowledge,overlooking the indispensable role of lexical fluency;and(3)has identified alignment magnitude and foreign-language proficiency as factors that influence the facilitating effects,with little attention having been paid to cognitive and emotional factors.The corresponding trends and prospects are also discussed in this review.
continuation writingfacilitationvocabulary acquisitionsecond language acquisitionforeign-language teachingxu-argument
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