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The Microgenetic Changes in EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Development A Learner-Corpus-Based Study

Authors
Yurong Zheng1, *
1Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
*Corresponding author. Email: yurong@hrbeu.edu.cn
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Yurong Zheng
Available Online 18 May 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-054-1_65How to use a DOI?
Keywords
microgenetic change; Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST); Vocabulary Development; EFL learners
Abstract

From the Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST), this longitudinal study explores the Chinese EFL learners’ vocabulary development. The 10 subjects are English learners at the tertiary level in a North-eastern university in China. The observation last 6 semesters, 3 school years, with each of the subjects contributing 6 timed argumentation writings. Microgenetic analysis is conducted to reveal the minute and complex changing trajectories and interactional patterns of the learners’ lexical richness (sophistication and variation). The findings show that the development of lexical sophistication and variation is characterized by non-linearity and interconnection. The relationships between lexical sophistication and variation are also dynamic and individually different among the learners, whatever their language proficiency is. For the high-achievers, the relationship shows more supportive-competitive-supportive progression. However, it emerges to be more competition-oriented among the low-achievers. Further attributive analyses show that learners’ developmental stage, content of writing tasks all cast impact of the developmental trajectories and interaction patterns.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 20th AsiaTEFL-68th TEFLIN-5th iNELTAL Conference (ASIATEFL 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
18 May 2023
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10.2991/978-2-38476-054-1_65
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-38476-054-1_65How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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