What is it about?
Learning vocabulary and being able to use it in real-life situations could be argued to be among the most challenging tasks for language learners. Formative assessment, this paper argues, is an effective tool for guaranteeing this.
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Why is it important?
This study relies on empirical evidence to advocate formative assessment, and the paper suggests easy-to-apply techniques which can be employed in language classrooms.
Perspectives
This study and its results can guide language practitioners as to how learning vocabulary can be improved and how recall of previously presented vocabulary can be enhanced.
Mostafa Mirzaii
Allameh Tabatabai University
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This page is a summary of: Enhancing EFL learners’ vocabulary learning through formative assessment: Is the effort worth expending?, Language Learning in Higher Education, September 2018, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/cercles-2018-0015.
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