English Lexical acquisition of adult learners in instructional settings: Issue on lexical input [PDF]
, 2017 This study examined the receptive and productive English vocabulary knowledge of tertiary students. Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT) consisted of three tests, namely Passive Vocabulary Test (PVT), Controlled Active Vocabulary Test (CAVT), and Free Active ...
Mohd Rawian, Rafizah +1 more
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The ASL-CDI 2.0: an updated, normed adaptation of the MacArthur Bates Communicative Development Inventory for American Sign Language [PDF]
, 2020 Vocabulary is a critical early marker of language development. The MacArthur Bates Communicative Development Inventory has been adapted to dozens of languages, and provides a bird’s-eye view of children’s early vocabularies which can be informative for ...
Caselli, Naomi K. +2 more
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Progress in learning French vocabulary in a one-year advanced course at school [PDF]
, 2008 This article reports on vocabulary learning in French during Year 12 by 150 pupils in 15 English comprehensive schools. Vocabulary progress over two school terms was investigated in the context of learner strategy training that targeted listening and ...
Graham, Suzanne Jane +2 more
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Measuring Receptive Vocabulary Knowledge of Young Learners of English
Porta Linguarum Revista Interuniversitaria de Didáctica de las Lenguas Extranjeras, 1970 Vocabulary knowledge that constitutes the milestones of written and oral language is one of the essentials of foreign language learning. Despite its vital importance, vocabulary learning and teaching does not get the necessary attention in L2 learning. As possession of lexical knowledge is a sine qua non for communicative competence, it is essential to
Susan Kavanoz, Burcu Varol
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The relationship between receptive and productive vocabulary of Slavic EFL learners
Topics in Linguistics, 2016 This study investigates the relationship between learners’ receptive vocabulary knowledge as measured by the Vocabulary Size Test (Nation and Beglar, 2007) and free productive vocabulary knowledge as demonstrated by the learners when writing a short ...
Šišková Zdislava
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Assessing Children's Oral Storytelling in their first year of School [PDF]
, 2007 This paper discusses some findings from a small-scale investigation of the assessment of young children's oral narrative skills that was conducted in three primary schools in London, UK.
Burrell, Andrew, Riley, Jeni
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A multiple-choice test of active vocabulary knowledge
Vocabulary 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
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Language skills, peer rejection, and the development of externalizing behavior from kindergarten to fourth grade [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Children with poorer language skills are more likely to show externalizing behavior problems, as well as to become rejected by their peers. Peer rejection has also been found to affect the development of externalizing behavior.
Astington +44 more
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A Comparative Study of the Effects of Equal and Expanding Spacing Schedules on L2 Receptive and Productive Vocabulary Retrieval [PDF]
Research in English Language Pedagogy, 2022 Spaced repetition seems to play a significant role in the learning and retention of words in foreign language settings. This experimental study investigated the impact of expanding and equal spacing conditions on receptive and productive English ...
Roya Khoii, Kobra Fallah Abed
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Lexical acquisition in elementary science classes [PDF]
, 2006 The purpose of this study was to further researchers' understanding of lexical acquisition in the beginning primary schoolchild by investigating word learning in small-group elementary science classes.
Best, R, Braisby, N, Dockrell, Julie
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