Designing an EFL Vocabulary APP for Autonomous Lexical Learning
Designing an EFL Vocabulary APPfor Autonomous Lexical Learning

Author(s): Paulina Lehmkuhl
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Mobile apps; English vocabulary learning; lexical learning, autonomy; MALL; multimedia design; word knowledge
Summary/Abstract: This paper identifies key features crucial for design and development of vocabulary learning apps for English as a foreign language. Theories and models from (psycho)linguistics and multimedia design come together to provide a comprehensive point of departure for designing mobile apps. Taking the newly developed coursebook-corresponding app LexiFun for secondary EFL learners as an example, this paper also shows how such theories and models can be implemented into designing a digital tool for autonomous lexical learning for young secondary school students in Germany.

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