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Analysing the Vocabulary to Identify Knowledge Divergence

Softwaretechnik-Trends, 2012
During the development of a project, words used in source code add up to a big vocabulary, which may lead to a divergent word-understanding and wordknowledge between developers. Even the drop out of a single developer may lead to a big loss of knowledge about words and their meaning.
Jan Nonnen, Paul Imhoff
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Measurement of Vocabulary Knowledge

2016
It has been widely acknowledged that vocabulary plays a significant role in second language acquisition. To a large degree, learners’ improvement in L2 acquisition depends on their progress in acquiring individual words and word parts (Barcroft, 2004).
Yinglai Yue, Si Fan
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Vocabulary Knowledge and Vocabulary Use in Second Language Writing

TESOL Journal, 2016
Research has consistently shown diversity of vocabulary to be an important indicator of second language (L2) writing development as well as L2 writing performance. These studies underscore the importance of vocabulary to L2 writing. However, they provide little to indicate what kind of vocabulary learners of English may need to know in order to develop
Mark D. Johnson, Anthony Acevedo, Leonardo Mercado   +2 more
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Vocabulary Knowledge

2013
Language researchers and practitioners often adopt tools and techniques without testing whether they really work as they should. This is understandable because most scholars do not have the time or expertise to properly evaluate the usefulness of all instruments, measures, and methods they need.
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Vocabulary Volume: A New Metric for Assessing Vocabulary Knowledge

Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, 2022
Dolça Tellols, Takenobu Tokunaga, Hikaru Yokono   +2 more
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Vocabulary Knowledge and Acquisition

Advances in Humanities Research
This essay is written to promote effective vocabulary teaching for Chinese English teachers. Vocabulary is an important part of English learning in primary school, and it is also important for students to focus on memorizing during the learning process.
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Sharing knowledge: Starting with the integration of vocabularies

1993
This paper addresses the knowledge sharing problem from an operational perspective: how and when can one use somebody else's knowledge. It proposes the implementation of some control mechanism over the knowledge acquisition process. This limits the expressiveness of the notation but will improve the shareability of knowledge structures among different ...
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Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge and Reading

Academic Therapy, 1989
The most effective vocabulary instruction approaches are those that involve semantic elaboration and semantic fit; some examples are included in this article.
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The Effects of Repetition on Vocabulary Knowledge

Applied Linguistics, 2007
This article discusses the effects of repetition (1, 3, 7, and 10 encounters) on word knowledge in a carefully controlled study of 121 Japanese students learning English. The study is innovative and original in several aspects. (1) The study uses 10 tests to measure knowledge of orthography, association, grammatical functions, syntax, and meaning and ...
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Vocabulary Knowledge and Reading Comprehension

International Journal of Arabic-English Studies, 2011
The article reports the results of an investigation conducted with a group of Algerian university students majoring in Microbiology. Data for this study came from a reading comprehension test administered to proficient and less-proficient readers. The study addresses the following questions: (i) To what extent do high-level students differ from low ...
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