How do vocabulary presentation and word properties influence the learning of new English (L2) words by Greek adult beginners

It has been suggested by research that learning new L2 vocabulary items in clusters (lexical sets) makes learning more difficult. There is also a theoretical framework that strongly supports the idea that it is very useful to present words of related meaning together. The purpose of this study is to investigate which of the two contrasting views will prove to be a useful tool in L2 vocabulary learning. The subjects were 32 beginners EFL adults studying English in Greece. The present paper will examine how word properties (frequency, length and conreteness/abstractness) affect L2 vocabulary learning and will focus on the main conclusion that semantically unrelated vocabulary assists EFL learners