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CLIC Pedagogy: Reflections

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Results of the investigation are discussed within the conceptual framework, which delineates the relationships among the four key concepts investigated. In the discussion it is concluded that, while CLIC-based linguistic abilities will grow with learners’ general L2 proficiency, the power of CLIC instruction mainly lies in its effectiveness in enhancing learners’ self-confidence in making lexical inferences, which is crucial for the development of LA in reading since it helps to speed up students’ progress from an intermediate to an advanced level of L2 learning.

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Wang, G. (2019). CLIC Pedagogy: Reflections. In: Using Pedagogic Intervention to Cultivate Contextual Lexical Competence in L2. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92716-9_8

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