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A Comparative Study on Various Vocabulary Knowledge Scales for Predicting Vocabulary Pre-Knowledge

International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2017
The world has encountered and witnessed the great popularity of various emerging e-learning resources such as massive open online courses (MOOCs), textbooks and videos with the development of the big data era. It is critical to understand the characteristics of users to assist them to find desired and relevant learning resources in such a large volume ...
Di Zou   +5 more
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LIMITATIONS OF SIZE AND LEVELS TESTS OF WRITTEN RECEPTIVE VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
Two commonly used test types to assess vocabulary knowledge for the purpose of reading are size and levels tests. This article first reviews several frequently stated purposes of such tests (e.g., materials selection, tracking vocabulary growth) and ...
Tim Stoeckel, Stuart Mclean, P. Nation
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A mixed-methods study of the incidental acquisition of foreign language vocabulary and healthcare knowledge through serious game play

Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
While the study of serious games has received due attention, few studies have investigated their potentials of simultaneously offering a route to both content and language acquisition. Understanding the interdisciplinary educational affordance of serious
Ali Soyoof   +3 more
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THE RELATIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF SYNTACTIC KNOWLEDGE AND VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE IN SECOND LANGUAGE LISTENING ABILITY

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
The main purpose of the current study was to examine the relative significance of vocabulary knowledge (VK) and syntactic knowledge (SK) in second language (L2) listening ability, while accounting for the effect of several cognitive and affective factors.
Payman Vafaee, Yuichi Suzuki
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Self-regulated digital game-based vocabulary learning: motivation, application of self-regulated learning strategies, EFL vocabulary knowledge development, and their interplay

Computer Assisted Language Learning
Digital game-based learning has shown usefulness in developing EFL vocabulary knowledge and encouraging learner application of self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies.
Ruofei Zhang, Di Zou, Gary Cheng
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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   +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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Exploring the impact of individual differences in aural vocabulary knowledge, written vocabulary knowledge and working memory capacity on explaining L2 learners’ listening comprehension

Applied Linguistics Review, 2019
Listening comprehension constitutes a considerable challenge for second language learners, but little is known about the relative contribution of individual differences in distinct factors to listening comprehension.
Ahmed Masrai
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Can L2 Phonological Vocabulary Knowledge and Listening Comprehension be Developed Through Extensive Movie Viewing? the Case of Arab EFL Learners

International journal of Listening, 2019
The relationship between second language (L2) learners’ orthographic vocabulary knowledge and extensive reading is quite well researched. However, the way phonological vocabulary knowledge and extensive listening/viewing interacts remains not so well ...
Ahmed Masrai
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