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Reading Vocabulary Knowledge and Deafness [PDF]
The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 1996 Abstract With respect to reading vocabulary knowledge and deafness, this article addresses two broad questions: (1) Why is vocabulary knowledge related to reading comprehension ability? (2) How is reading vocabulary (i.e., word meanings) acquired?
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia: A Guideline for Vocabulary Instruction
Acitya, 2022 This article aims to provide some guidelines for teachers on how to conduct vocabulary instruction in their class because one of the main issues faced by Indonesian students recently is the lack of vocabulary knowledge that affects their English ...
Sudarman Sudarman +2 more
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Mathematics vocabulary knowledge of eighth-grade students [PDF]
, 2019 The purpose of this study was to develop a mathematics vocabulary measure for eighth-grade students and to determine the relationships among general vocabulary knowledge, mathematics vocabulary knowledge, and mathematics computation. Students (n=34) took
Unal, Zehra Emine
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Przegląd Badań Edukacyjnych, 2022 This paper discusses a vocabulary intervention programme for monolingual Polish children. Vocabulary instruction was conducted in a group of children aged 7–9 (N = 77) attending a primary school near Gdansk in Poland.
Małgorzata Rocławska-Daniluk +3 more
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Probing the depths: Can both size and depth of productive vocabulary predict academic performance?
Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2019 This study investigates the link between breadth (or size) and depth of vocabulary knowledge, and the relationship between the latter and academic proficiency.
Scheepers, Ruth Angela
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A Longitudinal Study of Swedish Upper Secondary School Students’ Vocabulary Development
NJES: Nordic Journal of English studies, 2023 The importance of vocabulary is stressed as a central aspect of language learning. The aim of this investigation1 was to study how lexical input from a textbook and use of individual vocabulary notebooks affected Swedish upper secondary school students’
Christian Holmberg Sjöling
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SAGE Open, 2022 This study examines the relationship between L2 vocabulary knowledge, self-rating of word knowledge, self-perceptions of four language skills (listening, reading, speaking, and writing), and students’ academic achievement. An objective measure of lexical
Ahmed Masrai +2 more
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Depth and Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge as Predictors of Narrative, Descriptive and Argumentative Writing [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2022 Among intriguing areas in vocabulary acquisition research are such variables as breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge, and their predictability in writing performance.
Mohammad Amin Karafkan +2 more
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Exploring the Mental Lexicon of the Multilingual: Vocabulary Size, Cognate Recognition and Lexical Access in the L1, L2 and L3 [PDF]
, 2016 Recent empirical findings in the field of Multilingualism have shown that the mental lexicon of a language learner does not consist of separate entities, but rather of an intertwined system where languages can interact with each other (e.g.
Szabo, Cz.
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Behavior change interventions: the potential of ontologies for advancing science and practice [PDF]
, 2016 A central goal of behavioral medicine is the creation of evidence-based interventions for promoting behavior change. Scientific knowledge about behavior change could be more effectively accumulated using "ontologies." In information science, an ontology ...
Ahern, David +10 more
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