Enrichment of the lexicon of students of French philology. Analysis of the contributions of informal learning under Covid-19 lockdown Cover Image

L’enrichissement du répertoire lexical des étudiants de philologie française. Analyse des apports de l’apprentissage informel pendant le confinement du Covid-19
Enrichment of the lexicon of students of French philology. Analysis of the contributions of informal learning under Covid-19 lockdown

Author(s): Monika Grabowska, Witold Ucherek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Higher Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: French philology; lexical enrichment; dictionaries; informal learning
Summary/Abstract: Our research focuses on enriching the lexical repertoire of French philology students during the COVID-19 lockdown (March 2020 – May 2021). We answer two questions: 1) what are the dictionary resources of French philology students? 2) What are other sources of their lexical enrichment? In the conclusions, we predict the waning of spontaneous use of paper dictionaries and the growth of informal vocabulary-learning in students’ learning trajectories.