JOURNAL ARTICLE

An Analysis of English Vocabulary in Hong Kong Textbooks for Bilingual Children

Chris LawStephen MatthewsVirginia Yip

Year: 2024 Journal:   Asian Conference on Education official conference proceedings/ACE Pages: 1505-1517

Abstract

Vocabulary acquisition is central to building literacy, yet there is little research on the vocabulary component of textbooks for school children. Acquiring the vocabulary of a language is commonly interpreted as simply “knowing the meaning of the words and being able to use the words”, acknowledging the receptive and productive aspects of vocabulary. However, Nation

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Vocabulary Computer science Linguistics Natural language processing Artificial intelligence

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Multilingual Education and Policy
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Linguistics and Language
Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Developmental and Educational Psychology

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