Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

The Vocabulary Landscape

Vocabulary learning strategies and retention science for any language -- frequency-based word selection, spaced repetition systems (Ebbinghaus forgetting curve, Leitner system, SM-2 algorithm), cognate exploitation, word family networks, context-based learning, collocations, depth of word knowledge (form, meaning, use), reading progression from controlled to authentic texts, and productive vs. receptive vocabulary thresholds. Use when building vocabulary plans, optimizing review schedules, selecting learning materials, or diagnosing vocabulary gaps.