How Does the Keyword Method Affect Vocabulary Comprehension and Usage?

Michael G. Pressley · Joel R. Levin · Gloria E. Miller

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Second Language Acquisition and Learning EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Reading and Literacy Development

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THE KEYWORD METHOD of vocabulary learning involves forming a linkage between a to-be-learned vocabulary word and a familiar English word that sounds like part of the to-be-learned item (the keyword). Then the learner forms an interactive image between the keyword and definition referents. In previous research, the keyword method has been found to facilitate students' recall of definitions, given vocabulary items. In this study, use of the method was also shown to increase comprehension of English vocabulary in context, as well as usage of that vocabulary in a novel context.

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