Distribute audio vocabulary listening across a spaced repetition schedule during routine physical activity¶

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Description¶

Students listen to each thematic audio vocabulary lesson 15 to 20 or more times, distributed across four repeating cycles: seven repetitions in the first week, four in the second, three in the third, two in the fourth, and the rest at any later interval. Listening occurs during routine physical activity such as walking to university, so no spare time must be allocated specifically. The article reports that this schedule, combined with pronouncing words aloud, builds a thematic lexical field of about 120 lexemes in a short period.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Audio lessons sequenced to match the vocabulary being covered in class
• Periodic reminders to return to earlier lessons and listen in the prescribed sequence

Constraints¶

• The article notes wide variability in how often and how long students actually listened, and recommends future studies provide more explicit guidance or requirements about use of this mobile resource

Target Learners¶

• university students learning English as a second language

Target Learning Goals¶

• long-term retention of new L2 vocabulary and formation of reproductive translation skills

Related Strategies¶

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

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Tetiana Zubenko, Allan Shwedel. (2019). Integrating mobile listening and physical activity to facilitate intentional and incidental vocabulary acquisition. Advanced Education, Special Issue 11. https://doi.org/10.20535/2410-8286.165717