Vocabulary size revisited: the link between vocabulary size and academic achievement [PDF]
Applied Linguistics Review, 2013 Many researchers have tried to assess the number of words adults know. A general conclusion which emerges from such studies is that vocabularies of English monolingual adults are very large with considerable variation.
Milton, James, Treffers-Daller, Jeanine
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Estimations of Japanese university learners' English vocabulary sizes using the vocabulary size test
Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2014 Measuring students’ lexica is time-consuming, as one sitting of the Vocabulary Size Test (VST) usually takes 4060 minutes. As a result, teachers would benefit from being able to make reasonable estimates from commonly available information.
Stuart McLean +2 more
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Structural Equation Modeling of Vocabulary Size and Depth Using Conventional and Bayesian Methods [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 In classifications of vocabulary knowledge, vocabulary size and depth have often been separately conceptualized (Schmitt, 2014). Although size and depth are known to be substantially correlated, it is not clear whether they are a single construct or two ...
Rie Koizumi, Yo In’nami
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The Correlation between Internet Literacy and Passive Vocabulary Size [PDF]
Lingua Cultura, 2018 This research aimed at describing the correlation between students’ internet literacy and their passive vocabulary size. The findings of this research were expected to predict how much the two variables correlate.
Riza Weganofa, Rizky Lutviana
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A Preliminary Research to Develop A Customized Set of Vocabulary Size Test [PDF]
LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching, 2016 This is a preliminary research to investigate useful words to function effectively in academic contexts, vocabulary size, the first-year students word list, and the steps to design the customized set of entry-level vocabulary size test. This research was
Laurentia Sumarni
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A Cross-Sectional Study on Vocabulary Size Among Different Levels of the University Students [PDF]
ELT Worldwide: Journal of English Language Teaching, 2018 The objectives of this research were to know students’ vocabulary size; and to know whether there was significant difference of vocabulary size among the students of different levels of English Education Department Faculty of Teacher Training and ...
Annisa Shofa Tsuraya +1 more
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The Evidence of Different Learning Environment Learning Effects on Vocabulary Size and Reading Comprehension [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 The nature of the effect of learning environments’ language setting on second language receptive vocabulary acquisition in both adolescent receptive vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension performance was explored in a continuous 10-month ...
Yang Dong +4 more
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Examining vocabulary learning strategies and vocabulary size among Syrian EFL learners
Indonesian Journal of Applied LinguisticsResearch on vocabulary learning strategies plays a crucial role in understanding how individuals acquire and expand their vocabulary knowledge. While ample evidence indicates that Arab EFL learners possess a limited vocabulary size, there is a scarcity ...
Alaa Alnan, Hasliza Abd Halim
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Bilingual vocabulary size and lexical reading in Italian [PDF]
Acta Psychologica, 2013 In the present study we investigated how the vocabulary size of English-Italian bilinguals affects reading aloud in Italian (L2) modulating the reader\u27s sensitivity to lexical aspects of the language.
Arduino, Lisa Saskia +5 more
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The Power of Aural and Picture Vocabulary Size Test in Predicting Iranian EFL Learners’ Viewing Comprehension [PDF]
Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice, 2022 The aim of this investigation has been to predict Viewing Comprehension through Aural and Picture Vocabulary Size among Iranian EFL Learners. To this end, 110 intermediate students were selected from two institutes of a city in Khorasan Razavi province ...
Seyed Mohammadreza Amirian +2 more
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