Multimedia Annotations for Contextualized Vocabulary Learning: From Working Adults' Perspective

Speaker: Dr ZOU Di and Ms ZHANG Ruofei

The effects of multimedia annotations on vocabulary acquisition have been noted by several researchers, but the extent to which multimedia annotations facilitate word learning and thewaysinwhich they differ from or are similar to other factors that are conducive toword learning have rarely been studied. This seminar discussesthe modes, modalities, application, effects, and pedagogical implications of multimedia annotations for vocabulary acquisition.