Computer-Aided Analysis of Vocabulary Acquisition

Summary

After summing up the main parameters and problems of vocabulary acquisition in a foreign language, the paper discusses the possibilities of using a computer in order to optimize the learning process. As a concrete step towards finding a solution the concept and structure of the VOCA-Research Project is introduced, which attempts to make the conditions of second language vocabulary learning more explicit and effective, both from a theoretical and a practical point of view.

Article Note

The author wishes to thank the Dr. Meyer-Struckmann Stiftung for supporting this work with a grant in association with the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.