Build regular reiteration of previously covered vocabulary topics into the EFL curriculum¶

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Description¶

The authors recommend that, because the curriculum allocates only about a month to 100-120 target lexemes, courses should systematically revisit previously covered topics. They suggest "including in the curriculum of the course 'English as a Foreign Language' reiteration of the previously covered topics on a regular basis under the motto 'one step forward – two steps back'". As a next step for their translator/interpreter trainees, they also propose listening to professional texts dense with target vocabulary to build recognition skills for professional communication.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Curriculum time must be reserved for regular revisiting of earlier topics
• Audio or listening materials containing target vocabulary need to be available

Constraints¶

• The article notes the current curriculum's month-long allocation is significantly too little for retention and speech mastery

Target Learners¶

• University ESL students training as philologists, teachers, translators and interpreters

Target Learning Goals¶

• Retention of target vocabulary and its recognition and use in professional oral communication

Related Strategies¶

• Spaced Practice Scheduling
• Distribute audio vocabulary listening across a spaced repetition schedule during routine physical activity

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Tetiana Zubenko, Anastasiia Gavrylenko, Tetyana Zhyvotovska, Nadiia Vasylieva. (2022). Spaced vocabulary acquisition while incidental listening by ESL university students. Advanced Education, 20. https://doi.org/10.20535/2410-8286.250501