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Vocabulary size influences spontaneous speech in native language users: Validating the use of automatic speech recognition in individual differences research

open access: yes, 2020
Previous research has shown that vocabulary size affects performance on laboratory word production tasks. Individuals who know many words show faster lexical access and retrieve more words belonging to pre-specified categories than individuals who know ...
Hintz, F., Jongman, S., Khoe, Y.
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An Investigation into Reticence and Vocabulary Knowledge of Iranian EFL Learners [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2012
A growing body of research has indicated that students of ESL/EFL are reticent and unwilling to be engaged in oral activities in English lessons. Communicative language ability includes speaking ability, so vocabulary knowledge plays an integral role in ...
Giti Mousapour Negari, Zahra Nabavizadeh
doaj   +1 more source

Creativity Skills Applied to Earth Science Education: Examples from K-12 Teachers in a Graduate Creativity Class [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
NOTE: This is a large file, 10.7 mb in size! This article briefly explores different aspects of creativity, and then examines K-12 teachers' reactions to exercises applied to earth science concepts in a graduate creativity class.
Audrey Rule
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Supporting collocation learning with a digital library [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Extensive knowledge of collocations is a key factor that distinguishes learners from fluent native speakers. Such knowledge is difficult to acquire simply because there is so much of it.
Franken, Margaret   +2 more
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A multiple-choice test of active vocabulary knowledge

open access: yesVocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2012
Most researchers distinguish between receptive (passive) and productive (active) word knowledge. Most vocabulary tests employed in second language acquisition (SLA), such as the Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT) and Vocabulary Size Test (VST), test receptive
Jeffrey Stewart
doaj   +1 more source

The relationship between L2 vocabulary knowledge and reading proficiency: The moderating effects of vocabulary fluency

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023
In this study, we ascertain the links between the four dimensions of L2 vocabulary knowledge and L2 reading proficiency and the moderating effects of vocabulary fluency.
Yanli Tong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

What can developmental disorders tell us about the neurocomputational constraints that shape development? the case of Williams syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The uneven cognitive phenotype in the adult outcome of Williams syndrome has led some researchers to make strong claims about the modularity of the brain and the purported genetically determined, innate specification of cognitive modules.
Karmiloff-Smith, Annette   +1 more
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Enabling Digital Continuity in Virtual Manufacturing for Eco‐Efficiency Assessment of Lightweight Structures by Means of a Domain‐Specific Structural Mechanics Language: Requirements, Idea and Proof of Concept

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article presents a solver‐agnostic domain‐specific language (DSL) for computational structural mechanics that strengthens interoperability in virtual product development. Using a hierarchical data model, the DSL enables seamless exchange between diverse simulation tools and numerical methods.
Martin Rädel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vocabulary growth at tertiary level: How much progress can Serbian EFL learners make in a year? [PDF]

open access: yesZbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja, 2014
The size of L2 learners’ vocabulary, both receptive and productive, represents a vital concept in the field of L2 acquisition, given that it determines the degree of success in communication.
Danilović Jelena R., Grujić Tatjana S.
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Free Productive Ability and Lexical Text Analysis to Improve Student Writing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The classroom is often an arena of Controlled Productive Ability. Within this system, the teacher issues communiques and makes deposits which the students patiently receive, memorize, and repeat.
Deadman, Mark
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