After the First 2,000: A Response to Horst’s “Mainstreaming Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition”

Abstract This paper is a response to Horst’s (2013) proposal that language teaching should incorporate opportunities for English language learners to acquire the 2,000 most frequent word families in English. She does this by setting out the vital role vocabulary plays in English language proficie...

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Main Author: Scott Roy Douglas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Carleton University 2013-06-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics
Online Access:https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/article/view/21298