The Effects of Glosses on Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition in Reading

Abstract

The study has been intended to find out the question of how the three different types of glossing, i.e. glossing in both Chinese and English, glossing in Chinese, glossing in English, exert effects on the incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading. Two testing sections are involved in this study, including the immediate retention testing section and the delayed retention testing section. Based on this finding, implications for the field of foreign language teaching and suggestions have been put forward.