This talk addressed issues in L2 vocabulary acquisition: What is the relationship between vocabulary, text coverage and reading comprehension? What role does vocabulary currently play in L2 textbooks? How can research into L2 vocabulary inform classroom praxis? A video of the talk can be accessed below.

Jamie Rankin is a Senior Lecturer in the German Department at Princeton University, focusing on second language acquisition, teacher training and curriculum development. Since 2015 he has also served as the Director of the Princeton Center for Language Study, a program that provides instructors and students in all languages on campus with workshops, reading groups, resources for conferences and research, access to telecollaborative language instruction, and opportunities for ongoing professional development.

Attendees were welcomed by Emma Teng, Director, Global Languages; and the speaker was introduced by Dagmar Jaeger, Lecturer in German at Global Languages.