A comparison of vocabulary acquisition in audio and video contexts

Duquette, L., & Painchaud, G. (1996). A comparison of vocabulary acquisition in audio and video contexts. The Canadian Modern Language Review, 53 (1), 143-172.



Abstract

Examines the effects of different kinds of rich contexts for vocabulary learning based on second language oral input. The article compares the number and kinds of words learned through exposure to a dialogue or video, or by first listening to an oral account of the dialogue situation and then hearing the audio soundtrack without visual support.