BAAL Vocabulary SIG 2019
Conference Programme
Thursday 25th April
| Time | Event | Location |
| 12.00-12.45 | Registration | GM Atrium |
| 12.45-13.00 | Opening | GM LT7 |
| 13.00-13.30 | Lexical and conceptual expectations in native and non-native speakers’ processing of verb-noun collocations
Cylcia Bolibaugh |
GM LT7 |
| 13.30-14.00 | Do words come easy? L2 vocabulary development as a result of a SA experience (S)
Judith Borràs-Andrés |
GM LT7 |
| 14.00-14.30 | Moving the field of vocabulary assessment forward: The need for more rigorous test development and validation
Norbert Schmitt |
GM LT7 |
| 14.30-15.00 | Coffee break | GM Atrium |
| 15.00-15.30 | L2 lexical engagement of the meaning of novel words and the (in)significance of individual differences (S)
Verónica García Castro |
GM LT7 |
| 15.30-16.00 | Can vocabulary learning occur by chance? An empirical study on incidental vocabulary learning in the digital era (S)
Danyang Zhang |
GM LT7 |
| 16.00-16.30 | Learning L2 vocabulary from reading-only, reading-while-listening, and reading with textual input enhancement: Insights from Vietnamese EFL learners (S)
Duy Van Vu Elke Peters |
GM LT7 |
| 16.30-17.00 | Break (group picture) | GM Atrium |
| 17.00-18.00 | Plenary talk 1
The importance of (good) input on vocabulary learning: The case of formulaic language Associate Professor Kathy Conklin |
GM LT7 |
| 19.00 | Conference Dinner | Zouk Restaurant |
Friday 26th April
| Time | Event | Location |
| 9.15-9.45 | The effect of incidental and explicit dual-mode exposure on vocabulary learning among EFL learners (S)
Imane Berrouba Tani |
GM LT7 |
| 9.45-10.15 | Does a reflection on the semantic motivation of Spanish idioms foster their acquisition? A teaching proposal inspired by Cognitive linguistics (S)
Clara Ureña Tormo |
GM LT7 |
| 10.15-10.45 | Interpreting idioms from context: Evidence from eye-movement patterns in native speakers
Gareth Carrol, |
GM LT7 |
| 10.45-11.15 | Coffee break | GM Atrium |
| 11.15-11.45 | Incidental vocabulary learning as a function of verbal-visual contiguity: duration, frequency, and ratio in L2 captioned videos (S)
Souheyla Ghebghoub |
GM LT7 |
| 11.45-12.15 | Understanding the vocabulary knowledge construct: An empirical examination across L2 learner populations and proficiency levels
Beatriz González Fernández |
GM LT7 |
| 12.15-12.45 | Phonological variables are more important than vocabulary in L2 listening among Chinese learners of English
Yun Wang |
GM LT7 |
| 12.45-13.00 | Preparation for Poster session | GM Atrium |
| 13.00-14.30 | Lunch Break
Poster Presentations: 1. The investigation into vocabulary learning strategies in a target language community Nur Afiqah Ab Rahman 2. Signalling nouns in learner and native speaker English Abdulrahman Alharbi 3. The effect of an explicit awareness-raising approach on lexical collocation awareness and knowledge of female undergraduate Saudi students majoring in the English language Mai Alqaed 4. L2 incidental vocabulary learning through different modes of input: The role of frequency of occurrence and working memory Hassan Alshumrani 5. Towards a framework for word list evaluation Sarah Alzeer 6. The learning burden and decay of foreign language vocabulary knowledge – The effect of form presentation mode Samuel Barclay 7. How is a vocabulary lost: ‘Pit talk’ in the East Midlands Natalie Braber 8. Vocabulary size as a proxy for the socio-economic status in partner selection Michael Daller, Zehra Ongun 9. Second language learners’ knowledge of academic spoken vocabulary: form, meaning, and word class Yen Dang, Marijana Macis 10. Following individual paths: An investigation of students‘ instructed and non-instructed steps towards vocabulary development Katharina Ghamarian 11. Lexical error analysis: Unpicking a knotty problem Anthony Picot 12. Successful lexical inferencing strategies and cultural topic Familiarity during reading Nesreen Al Ahmadi 13. The effects of timing and modality of teaching on learners’ retention of academic and technical vocabulary Khaled AlAmri |
GM Atrium |
| 14.30-15.30 | Plenary talk 2
The Need for Teacher Cognition Research on Vocabulary Teaching and Learning Professor Emerita Birgit Henriksen
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GM LT7 |
| 15.30-16.00 | Break
Votes for best poster and best student presentation |
GM Atrium |
| 16.00-16.30 |
Announcement of winners and Closing Remarks & AGM
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GM LT7 |
Important notes:
- Letter S next to some of the presentation titles means that these are student presentations.
- GM LT7 and GM Atrium are based on the ground floor in the Geoffrey Manton Building.
