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Vocabulary size revisited: the link between vocabulary size and academic achievement [PDF]
Applied Linguistics Review, 2013 AbstractMany 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. This variation is important given that the vocabulary size of schoolchildren in the early years of school is thought to ...
Treffers-Daller, Jeanine, Milton, James
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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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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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The polish vocabulary size test: A novel adaptive test for receptive vocabulary assessment. [PDF]
Behav Res MethodsAbstract We present the Polish Vocabulary Size Test (PVST), a novel tool for assessing the receptive vocabulary size of both native and non-native Polish speakers. Based on item response theory and computerized adaptive testing, PVST dynamically adjusts to each test-taker’s proficiency level, ensuring high ...
Fokin D, Płużyczka M, Golovin G.
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The Effect of Vocabulary Size and Vocabulary Depth on Reading in EFL Context
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015 AbstractThe aim of this study is to determine the effects of vocabulary size and vocabulary depth on reading performance in EFL context. To this end, Vocabulary Size Test by Nation and Beglar (2007), Words Associate Test by Read (1998), and a reading performance test, the reliability of which was found to be .81 were administered to 361 university ...
Şen, Yusuf, Kuleli, Mesut
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 Based on an analysis of the literature and a large scale crowdsourcing experiment, we estimate that an average 20 year old native speaker of American English knows 42,000 lemmas and 4,200 non-transparent multiword expressions, derived from 11,100 word ...
Marc Brysbaert +3 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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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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Darnioji daugiakalbystė, 2023 The present study aimed to investigate the cross-linguistic effect of L1 vocabulary, reading motivation and habits on L2 vocabulary, reading motivation and habits.
Toplu Nuray Caylak, Erten Ismail Hakki
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Exploring differences in vocabulary knowledge of semi-urban ESL undergraduate students
Calidoscópio, 2018 This study explored the differences in receptive and productive vocabulary knowledge in terms of word frequency level and vocabulary size in undergraduate learners of English as a Second Language (ESL).
Doddapaneni Anil Kumar +1 more
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