H-LRF Conferences

2026 H-LRF Conference The 2026 H-LRF Conference will be held online on Saturday, September 19th and Sunday, September 20th. In order to accommodate presenters from different time zones, the conference will run from 2:15 pm to 7:00 pm (JST) on Saturday and from 1:30 pm to 7:30 pm (JST) on Sunday. Below is a list of the presenters and presentations for this conference. Saturday, September 19th Sunday, September 20th Batia Laufer Research-based Lexical Targets in Education and Teaching Materials Alexandre Gaspar Mendes Alves, Barry Lee Reynolds, Brian V. Rusk Perceived Narrator Effects on Incidental Vocabulary Learning and Eye Movements Thomas Stones, Jon Clenton, Tatsuya Nakata Pairs vs. Quizlet: Vocabulary Gains Across Aspects of Word Knowledge Yinhui Gao, Barry Lee Reynolds, Brian V. Rusk Diminished Mnemonic Advantage of Alliterative Phrases in Silent Reading Marshall Kiyoshi Higa Learner Autonomy and Vocabulary Choice on an Online Platform Yoan Linon & Mariko Nakayama Locus of Translation Priming Effect: Shared Concept or Form-Level Association? Abeer Alenezi Evaluating the Efficacy of Data-Driven Learning and Input Enhancement Approaches on Grammatical Collocations in Saudi EFL Learners Liying Yang, Irina Elgort, Sasha Calhoun Do Chinese-English Bilinguals Activate Phonology in Early L2 Visual Word-Processing? Jiaqi Wu, Takumi Hayabusa, Kazuki Shintome, Akifumi Yanagisawa Effects of Enhanced Bilingual Subtitles on Comprehension and Vocabulary Learning Eihab Abu-Rabiah The Semitic Paradigm: Vocabulary Depth Hierarchies in L2 Hebrew Misaki Hatakeyama, Gaia Oikawa, Takumi Uchihara Vocabulary Support on Learner Engagement During Viewing and Vocabulary Learning Chi Cuong Chau & Barry Lee Reynolds Development and Initial Validation of COLLAT: A Collocation Awareness Instrument Muhang Li & Takumi Uchihara How Effective Is L2 Incidental Collocation Learning? A Multilevel Meta-Analysis Soma Sekiguchi, Ryuya Komuro, Yui Suzukida, Takumi Uchihara Measuring Spoken Vocabulary Knowledge: Word-Level Accentedness and Comprehensibility Mahnaz Aliyar The Effects of Proficiency on Incidental Learning of Words versus Multiword Expressions Philip Head Listener Background and the Evaluation of Spoken L2 English Lexis Christopher J. Hollis, Jon Clenton, Gavin Brooks, Jen Jordan, Daniel Hougham Beyond Monologues: Predicting L2 Fluency in Academic Multilogues Motoko Asano, Kaori Sakakibara, Miho Fujieda, Tomoko Wakasa, Yoshinori Miyazaki Rhetorical Structure and Lexical Features of Abstracts and Full Texts Wakako Takinami, Gavin Brooks, Jon Clenton Developing an Agricultural Word List About the conference A draft schedule with the start and end times for each session is available for download, here: ...

2025 H-LRF Conference The 2025 H-LRF Conference was held online on Saturday, September 13th and Sunday, September 14th. Below is a list of the presenters and presentations from this conference. Conference Videos You can watch the videos of the presentations from the 2025 H-LRF Conference here. Saturday, September 13th Sunday, September 14th Batia Laufer & Ronit Breslaw Acquiring productive collocation knowledge: The effects of teaching method and incongruence type Hadil Alraddadi, Jeanine Treffers-Daller, Scott Jarvis Can lexical diversity measures predict L2 attrition in collocational knowledge? Chi Cuong Chau Assessing Collocations in Global Gateway Textbooks: A Corpus-Based Comparison Thomas Stones, Jon Clenton, Tatsuya Nakata, Thomas Boutorwick, George Higginbotham Exploring factors that influence vocabulary acquisition in single-session flashcard learning Muhang Li, Takumi Uchihara, Tatsuya Nakata The effectiveness of semantic clustering on vocabulary learning: A meta-analysis Akihiro Kotoh AI-Assisted Corpus-Based Approach: Formulaic Language and L2 Oral Proficiency Angela Maria Fenu A Study Investigating Word Association Behaviour in People with Acquired Language and Communication Disorders Xinyu Zhao & Kelly Kendro Assessing the Validity of Lexical Indices Using Direct Judgements across Prepared Speech Tasks Vahid Asadi & Mojtaba Tadayonifar AI-Augmented Corrective Feedback: Effects on Multiword Expressions in Writing Gaia Oikawa, Masato Sugawara, Takumi Uchihara Word part technique: Roles of prior vocabulary and semantic transparency Xiaoke Bai & Barry Lee Reynolds Impact of Bilingual Glosses and Reading Activities on Vocabulary Acquisition Zixing Fan, Anna Siyanova-Chanturia, Shuhui Huang Developmental Trajectories of Multiword Expressions in Mandarin School-Age Children’s Narratives Gavin Brooks Enhancing Learner Corpus Creation through LLMs and Natural Language Processing Ayako Aizawa, Kohei Fukuda, Yusuke Kuroki Multiword Units in L2 Vocabulary Testing: A Critical Examination Alexandra Terashima Degree Adverb-Adjective Collocations Across L2 Levels: A Corpus Study Qi Yi & Anna Siyanova-Chanturia Phrase versus subpart frequency effects in production of multi-word expressions About the conference A detailed schedule with the start and end times for each day is available for download, here: ...

2024 H-LRF Conference The 2024 H-LRF Conference was held online on Saturday, September 14th and Sunday, September 15th. Below are the presenters and presentations from this conference. Saturday, September 14th Joe Barcroft Tracing TOPRA across task- and input-based effects in vocabulary learning Irina Elgort, Lingli Du, & Anna Siyanova-Chanturia Testing cross-language activation of L1 idiom meanings in L2 reading Kamal Heidari A Longitudinal Study on Learning MWEs and L2 Learners' WTC Munkhbayar Baljinnyam & Junko Yamashita The time course of idiom comprehension in a second language Thomas Stones The Development of Formulaic Language for Small Group Discussions Wensi Yang & Barry Lee Reynolds English vocabulary learning activities for English-as-a-foreign-language young learners 15-minute Break Jen Jordan The relationship between formulaic language in a learner corpus and teaching practice Xiaochen Wang & Barry Lee Reynolds Beyond the Books: Exploring Factors Shaping Chinese English Learners' Engagement with Large Language Models for Vocabulary Learning Warren Tang & Gavin Brooks Technical Vocabulary and Multi-Word Expressions in Agriculture Kiegan Odell Comparative Study of High-Frequency Vocabulary in Japanese and Taiwanese Textbooks Angela Maria Fenu A Study Investigating Word Association Behaviour in People with Acquired Language and Communication Disorders Dion Clingwall Investigating oral fluency relationships for L1 Japanese learners of English Tess Fitzpatrick, Theo Mills & Steve Morris From word associations to teaching interventions Sunday, September 15th Batia Laufer Productive lexical knowledge and lexical use: Same, different, or related? Ivy Chuhui Lin Japanese Learners' Receptive and Productive Knowledge of English Phrasal Verbs Friederike Fichtner Improving Vocabulary Learning with Acoustic Variability: Past and Current Research Tim Stoeckel & Allie Patterson Comparing word family knowledge at three levels of contextualization Satoshi Ide & Akifumi Yanagisawa What types of illustrations enhance intentional vocabulary learning? 15-minute Break Mojtaba Tadayonifar Effects of literal underpinnings of idioms and distribution schedules on contextual learning and retention of idioms Ning Ren & Barry Lee Reynolds A case study of applying extensive reading programs in Macau Yixin Wang-Taylor, Jon Clenton, & Yinna Ren Impact of dialogic and trialogic factors on Chinese advanced L2 learners' vocabulary use in spoken output Mahnaz Aliyar, Anna Siyanova-Chanturia, & Stephen Skalicky Comparing the Efficacy of Reading and Listening for Incidental Vocabulary Learning Zheng Guangliang Spaced Flashcards: Effective for Learning Explicit and Tacit Vocabulary Knowledge? Zhentong (Francis) Zhan, Irina Elgort, & Anna Siyanova-Chanturia L2 perception of semantically prosodic verbs' emotional tendencies Henrik Gyllstad Development and initial validation of a yes/no vocabulary test for North Sámi About the conference A detailed schedule with the start and end times for each day is available for download, here: ...

2023 H-LRF Conference The 2023 H-LRF Conference was held online on Saturday, September 9th and Sunday, September 10th. Below is a list of the presenters and presentations from this conference. Saturday, September 9th Sunday, September 10th Prof Jeanine Treffers-Daller Measuring lexical diversity: why simple is good (enough) Aki Yanagisawa and Keiko Hanzawa Does textually enhancing difficult words help EFL learners’ dictionary use on reading with a tablet? Jennifer Jordan Learners’ appropriate use of discourse organising phrases in academic writing Gavin Brooks and Jennifer Jordan Automated transcription and measures of LD in spoken texts Yixin Wang-Taylor and Jon Clenton A conversational analysis on the relationship between vocab knowledge and speaking fluency in interactional contexts Mahnaz Aliyar Acquisition of L2 Italian vocabulary through listening to songs Naheen Madarbakus-Ring and Stuart Benson Listening with TED talks. A keynote vocab load analysis TJ Boutorwick ESL speed readings, the free mobile app and LMS Mahnaz Aliyar Incidental vocabulary learning from reading a graphic novel Van Tran VREs in ESP lessons: The practice and a teacher’s perception Dan Hougham A function-first approach to identifying formulaic language with GPT-4 Angela Maria Fenu A study investigating word association behaviour in people with acquired language and communication disorders Warren Tang A preliminary investigation of technical vocabulary and multi-word expressions in agriculture Zheng Guangliang Flashcard learning: Comparing massing (no spacing) and spacing Mojtaba Tadayonifar Definition placement, contextual support, and contextual learning of phrasal verbs Marshall Higa Developing vocabulary learning software for medical English students Maha Alzahrani A Commercial off the shelf game in English as a Foreign Language classroom. The impact of English proficiency, pre-vocabulary instruction and learners’ perceptions on vocabulary learning and retention Takeshi Hattori Exploring the Potential Effects of Vocabulary Learning Strategies on Productive Vocabulary Use in L2 Writing About the conference A detailed schedule with the start and end times for each day is available for download, here: ...

2022 H-LRF Conference The 2022 H-LRF Conference was held online from the 10th to 12th of September, 2022. Below is a list of the presenters and presentations from this conference. Saturday, Sept 10th Sunday, Sept 11th Monday, Sept 12th Prof Paul Nation What Really Matters with Vocabulary Learning? Prof Averil Coxhead Everyday Words in Language Learning for EAP/ESP: Not as Easy as Pie Anne Vicary An Exploration Into L2 Postgraduate Reading Behaviour Shi Haoting Incidental Learning of Words and Formulaic Sequences from Audiovisual Input Van Tran A Case Study of an ESP Textbook in Mechanical Engineering Naheen Madarbakus-Ring and Stuart Benson Reading and Listening Vocabulary in Second Language Learning Textbooks Mojtaba Tadayonifar, Anna Siyanova-Chanturia and Irina Elgort Retrieval Practice Spacing, Definition Placement, and Learning of Phrasal Verbs Gavin Brooks, Jon Clenton and Simon Fraser Why Do EAL Learners Struggle to Read Their Classroom Textbooks? Hang Nguyen Reflecting on L2 Collocation Test Design Nurul Aini Mohd Jelani and Irina Elgort Learning Secondary Meanings From Reading: The Role of Exposure Frequency Satsuki Kurokawa, Aung Myo Hein, and Takumi Uchihara A Meta-analysis of Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition through Watching Subtitled Videos Angela Maria Fenu A Study Investigating Word Association Behaviour in People with Acquired Language and Communication Disorders Lewis Murray and Dale Brown Examining EAP Instructor Ratings of Corpus-Derived Academic Written Phrases Dale Brown and David Coulson High-School Learners’ Productive Knowledge of English Collocations: A Cross-Sectional Investigation Daniel Hougham, Jon Clenton and Takumi Uchihara Investigating Second Language Speaker Fluency with Processing Units Motoko Asano, Megumi Nakano, Yoshinori Miyazaki, and Miho Fujieda Introducing an English-Japanese Abstract Corpus System for EAP Vocabulary Learning Philip Head Comparing Human and Objective Vocabulary Ratings NIVJA DE Jong The Concept of Fluency in Four Different Disciplines Yixin Wang-Taylor Academic Speaking Fluency in Monologic, Dialogic and Multilogic Speaking Task Performance Myint Maw, Jon Clenton and George Higginbotham Different Text Lengths and LD Measure Speaking Predictability, Based on Simple, Flemma, and Lemma Counts Kholood Alali The Contribution of Knowledge of Formulaic Sequences to Fluency: A Study Among Beginner L2 Learners of English Maha Alzahrani Commercial off-the-shelf Game in English as a Foreign Language Classroom Prof Jeanine Treffers-Daller Oral Vocabulary Skills and Reading Comprehension Among Low SES Children in India Dion Clingwall Investigating Subjective Ratings and Objective Measures of Fluency and Vocabulary Irene Fioravanti, Alessandro Lenci, and Anna Siyanova-Chanturia Collocational Priming in L1 and L2 Speakers of Italian Hadil Alraddadi Lexical Attrition in L2 among Bilingual Saudi Arabic-English Returnees and Saudi Heritage Speakers in the United States About the conference A detailed schedule with the start and end times for each day is available for download, here: ...

2021 H-LRF Conference The 2021 H-LRF Conference was held online from the 4th to 6th of September, 2021. Below is a list of the presenters and presentations from this conference. Saturday, Sept 4th Sunday, Sept 5th Monday, Sept 6th Prof Irina Elgort What Changes During Contextual L2 Word Learning When Learners Preview New Words Before Reading? An Eye-Movement Study Prof Averil Coxhead Investigating Knowledge of High Frequency Technical Vocabulary in Trades Education Dale Brown & Tim Stoeckel Identifying Target Vocabulary Bands with a Coverage-Based Vocabulary Test John Duplice L2 Vocabulary Retention Efficacy and the Generation Effect Jen Jordan & Gavin Brooks An Introduction to the SPS Corpus: A Longitudinal Multi-modal Corpus Maha Alzahrani Commercial off-the-shelf Game in English as a Foreign Language Classroom: The Impact of English Proficiency, Pre-Vocabulary Instruction and Learners’ Perceptions on Vocabulary Learning and Retention Sally Alghamdi Exploring the Potential Effectiveness of Spaced Repetition Vocabulary Learning Hang Nguyen Evaluation Framework for Lists of Multiword Units Gavin Brooks, Jon Clenton, & Simon Fraser Academic Vocabulary and Multiword Expressions in an EAL Context Hadil Alraddadi Attrition in Collocational Knowledge Among Bilingual Arabic-English Returnees Zhao Xiaoxian & David Coulson Kahoot! And Paper-Based Quizzes for Low-Frequency Vocabulary Review Stuart Benson & Naheen Madarbakus-Ring A Keynote Analysis: Investigating the Lexicon of ELT Textbooks Dion Clingwall Exploring Speaking Task Influences on Fluency and Vocabulary Daniel Hougham & Jon Clenton Investigating MWS-Fluency Relationships with Lower-Level Japanese L2 Learners Yajie Li Can Productive Vocabulary Knowledge Measures Predict IELTS Writing Proficiency? Yixin Wang-Taylor & Jon Clenton Exploring L2 Relationships Between Vocabulary Size and General Academic Speaking Roopa Leonard The Influence of the L1 on L2 Collocation Processing in Tamil-English Bilingual Children Thwin Myint Myint Maw, Jon Clenton, & George Higginbotham Which Is More Appropriate in Lexical Diversity Assessment, Flemma or Lemma? Haidee Thomson Developing Declarative Knowledge, Procedural Skills and Fluency with MultiWord Expressions Yun Wang & Prof Jeanine Treffers-Daller Explaining Listening Comprehension Among Chinese Learners of English: The Contribution of Phonological Variables and Vocabulary Knowledge Caroline Handley A Comparison of Two Coding Systems for Word Association Tasks Kholood Alali The Contribution of Knowledge of Formulaic Sequences to Fluency: A Study Among Beginner L2 Learners of English Amani Alghamdi & Prof Michael Daller Processing Instruction and the Acquisition of Motion Event Patterns Prof Tess Fitzpatrick Enablers and Obstacles in Language Education: Shifting Mindsets About the conference A detailed schedule with the start and end times for each day is available for download, here: ...

2020 H-LRF Conference The 2020 H-LRF Conference was held online from September 5-7, 2020. Below are the presenters and presentations from this conference. Saturday, September 5th Sunday, September 6th Monday, September 7th Prof Paul Nation Measuring and Understanding Native-Speaker Vocabulary Size and Growth Prof Averil Coxhead Vocabulary in Academic and Technical Contexts: Talking About Teacher Talk Dale Brown Incidental Vocabulary Learning in a Language Classroom Hosam Elmetaher, Jon Clenton, Amanda Edmonds, Takumi Uchihara Freedom of Movement: Assessing the Multi-Faceted Construct of Productive Vocabulary Knowledge Haidee Thomson Building Speaking Fluency Using Multi-word Expressions David Coulson Development of Knowledge of Implicit, High-Frequency English Phrases in an Elicited Imitation Format Gavin Brooks Using a VLT to Assess Young EAL Learners: Benefits Issues, and a Way Forward Kimi Klassen Linguistic Theory of Proper Names Philip Head Investigating the Effects of Listener Background on L2 English Speech Ratings Yajie Li Do Vocabulary Task Measures Predict Objective or Subjective Writing Scores? Caroline Handley Are Word Associations Linguistic or Grounded in Conceptual Knowledge? Stuart Benson Technical Vocabulary in Non-University Settings: The Case of Spoken Rugby Discourse Dion Clingwall Exploring Speaking Task Influences on Fluency and Vocabulary Daniel Hougham and Jon Clenton Investigating MWS-Fluency Relationships with Lower-Level Japanese L2 Learners Jen Jordan Lexical Phrases in a Longitudinal Learner Corpus Hang Nguyen Developing a Recall Test of Academic Collocations Myint Maw, Jon Clenton, George Higginbotham Can Lexical Diversity measures discriminate between IELTS bands? Prof Michael Daller Vocabulary Size as a Proxy for Socio-Economic Status in Partner Selection Prof Jeanine Treffers-Daller Adventures Into the Unknown: Can We Use the YARC Secondary Test of Reading Comprehension With Adult L2 Learners? Paul Booth Lexical Development Paths in Relation to Academic Writing Dion Clingwall Investigating Whether Speaking Tasks Influence Second Language Vocabulary and Fluency About the conference A detailed schedule with the start and end times for each day is available for download, here: ...