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This longitudinal research was conducted to investigate the effect of code-switching versus target language only on Saudi students’ written receptive vocabulary knowledge development in terms of breadth. A total of sixty male samples were randomly chosen
Ahmad Ibrahim Mugableh, T. Alruwaili
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Exploring differences in vocabulary knowledge of semi-urban ESL undergraduate students
This study explored the differences in receptive and productive vocabulary knowledge in terms of word frequency level and vocabulary size in undergraduate learners of English as a Second Language (ESL).
Doddapaneni Anil Kumar +1 more
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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
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While the literature has shown that vocabulary mastery affects reading comprehension, only a few Indonesian researchers investigated this. To narrow this gap, this study aims to: 1) measure Indonesian university students' knowledge of receptive ...
D. Hartono, S. Prima
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Effects of morphological intervention on multiple aspects of academic vocabulary knowledge
Despite the positive role of English morphology in word learning, the existing evidence is mainly on young L1 native speakers' receptive word gains.
Xin Yuan, Xuan Tang
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Mutual exclusivity develops as a consequence of abstract rather than particular vocabulary knowledge [PDF]
Mutual exclusivity (ME) refers to the assumption that there are one-to-one relations between linguistic forms and their meanings. It is used as a word-learning strategy whereby children tend to map novel labels to unfamiliar rather than familiar ...
Kalashnikova, Marina +2 more
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Receptive vocabulary and early literacy skills in emergent bilingual Northern Sotho-English children
This study explored receptive vocabulary size and early literacy skills (namely: letter naming, knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and early writing) in emergent bilingual Northern Sotho-English children.
Carien Wilsenach
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First-year university students’ receptive and productive use of academic vocabulary
The present study explores academic vocabulary knowledge, operationalised through the Academic Word List, among first-year higher education students. Both receptive and productive knowledge and the proportion between the two are examined.
Déogratias Nizonkiza
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A proposed taxonomy of test-taking action and item format in written receptive vocabulary testing
The functioning of a vocabulary testing instrument rests in part on the test-taking actions made possible for examinees by item format, an aspect of test development that warrants consideration in second-language vocabulary research.
Jeffrey Martin
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Explaining L2 learners’ listening comprehension: The role of aural vocabulary knowledge [PDF]
Vocabulary knowledge plays an important role in predicting L2 learners’ listening comprehension. Written vocabulary tests have long been used to measure L2 learners’ vocabulary knowledge in studies on listening comprehension, while a limited number of ...
Yun Wang
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