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:
You can download the book of abstracts from here:
The conference took place via Zoom. If you have questions about the conference you can get in touch with us here.