On the effects of contextualized explanation and Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve on the teaching and learning of English vocabulary

语境化释义和记忆规律对英语词汇学习的影响

This paper reports the outcomes of three vocabulary tests taken by 71 second-year undergraduates, discusses the possible effects of contextualized explanation of new words and Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve on the vocabulary teaching and learning. The authors find that in a short duration there is a significant difference between the effect of bilingual （English ＆ Chinese） explanation and that of monolingual （Chinese） explanation on the students＇ recognition of English new words.

本文通过对二年级两个班共计71名本科生进行词汇学习三次实验的结果的分析，研究语境化释义和记忆规律对英语词汇学习的影响。研究发现，对英语生词同时用英汉双语解释与仅用汉语解释对学生识别英语生词的影响方面，在短时间内存在显着差异．该发现对英语词汇的教学具有启发意义。