Second Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition in an EFL setting: testing the Involvement Load Hypothesis in secondary school.

Rosario del Valle Fabrini Ramos

Resumen:

Research findings in the area of teaching-and-learning a foreign language have suggested new ways to teach L2 vocabulary. In this thesis, we define the Involvement Load Hypothesis. Then, we describe a research study that we conducted, report the results and discuss the evidence that indicates that, to consider the tenets of the ILH when teaching new English words to secondary school students with low proficiency may help them improve their vocabulary.