Open AccessSecond language vocabulary acquisition through fan fiction on the Archive of Our Own
Author(s) -
Júlia Zen Dariva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transformative works and cultures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-2258
DOI - 10.3983/twc.2021.1915
Subject(s) - vocabulary , reading (process) , fandom , space (punctuation) , computer science , linguistics , history , artificial intelligence , philosophy
With the widespread diffusion of the internet and online archives, fan fiction is increasingly consumed by fans who do not speak English as a first language. It is therefore relevant to argue that fan fiction, especially as found on the fan-run Archive of Our Own, may work as a space for second language vocabulary acquisition. The high motivation and extensive engagement with forms of reading of fans who read and write fan fiction helps with vocabulary acquisition.