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In order to understand the role of the factors that can predict the comprehension of health-related texts in a second language (L2), we conducted a study that examines whether allowing L2 users to listen to a health-related text while reading it affects ...
Michael Ratajczak +2 more
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Vocabulary knowledge and reading [PDF]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-43)Supported in part by the National Institute of Education under contract no.
Anderson, Richard C., Freebody, Peter
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In recent years, mobile applications (apps) have been increasingly used and investigated as a vocabulary learning approach. Despite the extensive use of commercial English as a Foreign Language (EFL) vocabulary learning apps in China, there is a lack of ...
Fu Lee Wang +5 more
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Use of project-based learning in increasing students' vocabulary knowledge & communicative ability [PDF]
The paper reports on a study that examined the use of Project-Based Learning (PBL) increasing students’ vocabulary knowledge. The study was conducted in some private institutes for some Iranian junior high school students.After applying the approach and ...
Parvizi, Behnaz +2 more
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Using Vocabulary Apps to Enhance Students’ Vocabulary Knowledge [PDF]
The fast and increasingly natural adoption of handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets into everyday life is a rapidly growing social phenomenon which is also believed to have vast potential for foreign language learning. The small-scale study presented in this article contributes to the discussion of whether handheld devices should be further ...
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The relationship between receptive and productive vocabulary of Slavic EFL learners
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 Vocabulary of Children: Investigating the Evaluation and Instruction of Basic Concepts [PDF]
Vocabulary knowledge of preschool children is a key factor in predicting literacy success in elementary school (Hammer, Farkas, & Maczuga, 2010). However, few deliberate attempts to teach basic concept vocabulary have been studied (Bowers & Schwarz, 2013;
Smith, Rebecca Elizabeth
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Despite the recognized importance of grammar knowledge to the reading comprehension of EFL learners, research findings on the relationships among grammar knowledge, vocabulary, and reading comprehension are inconclusive.
Tsui-Chun Hu +4 more
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Developing morphological knowledge with online corpora in an ESL vocabulary classroom
Morphology is the study of word forms and the ways in which words are varied and related to other words in a language. It has been regarded as an essential discipline that is indispensable in language acquisition. It helps learners to figure out the word
Rui Zhang, Rui Zhang
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Factors causing difficulties in learning vocabulary by the fifth year students of ngringo 02 Elementary School Karanganyar in the Academic Year of 2005/2006� [PDF]
This thesis is intended to 1) analyze the process of teaching and learning vocabulary at the fifth year students of Ngringo 02 elementary school, 2) identify difficulties faced by the students in vocabulary learning, 3) identify and formulate factors ...
Musdalifah,
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