Effects of a Real-World Task on Korean EFL High School Students’ Incidental Vocabulary Learning
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This study examines how a real-world task influences incidental vocabulary learning in Korean high school EFL students and identifies factors affecting this process.Twenty-eight male students, grouped in pairs, created travel-guide videos about a tourist site.To measure vocabulary learning and retention, students completed a pre-test, an immediate post-test, and a delayed post-test, assessing both receptive and productive knowledge.Vocabulary learning was calculated as the percentage of unfamiliar words correctly answered on each post-test.Results showed that immediate receptive learning was 24%, delayed receptive learning was 25.6%, immediate productive learning was 17.8%, and delayed productive learning was 17.1%.The study also found that prior vocabulary knowledge (PVK) and word frequency significantly impacted learning outcomes: students with higher PVK learned approximately four times more than those with lower PVK, and words encountered multiple times were learned twice as effectively as single-exposure words.Additionally, students provided valuable feedback on their vocabulary learning, offering practical insights for future curriculum design.본 연구는 실제적 과업 수행을 통한 우연적 어휘 학습의 가능성을 탐색하고자 구안되었다.이를 위해 28명의
Source: The Journal of AsiaTEFL
Authors: Dae Myeong Lee, Sang-Ki Lee
Institution: Korea National University of Education
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4412679295