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Linking working memory and long-term memory: A computational model of the learning of new words [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The nonword repetition (NWR) test has been shown to be a good predictor of children’s vocabulary size. NWR performance has been explained using phonological working memory, which is seen as a critical component in the learning of new words.
Baddeley A.D.   +36 more
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Testing Breadth and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge and Their Relationship with Vocabulary Size of EFL Students

open access: yesJET (Journal of English Teaching), 2021
Abstract   Testing the breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge is needed to see its effect on the vocabulary size of EFL students. The study aims to know at the relationship between the breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge and the vocabulary size of EFL students.
null Ismi Narulita Firda   +2 more
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The impact of vocabulary instruction on vocabulary achievement

open access: yesEnglish Education Journal: Jurnal Pengembangan Pendidikan dan Pengembangan Pengajaran Bahasa, 2023
Students must have a sufficient vocabulary size in order to improve other English skills, as vocabulary is one of the most crucial aspects of language acquisition. Therefore, it is necessary to teach vocabulary when teaching a language.
Anisa Mutia   +2 more
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Examining Second Language Listening, Vocabulary, and Executive Functioning

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
Performance on second language (L2) listening tests is influenced by individual differences in listener characteristics (e.g., executive functioning and vocabulary size) and characteristics of the listening measure (e.g., text length or skills measured).
Matthew P. Wallace, Kerry Lee
doaj   +1 more source

LEXTALE_CH: A quick, character-based proficiency test for Mandarin Chinese [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Research in second language acquisition suggests that objective performance-based assessments may provide more reliable and valid measures of second language proficiency than subjective self-ratings. To measure proficiency in English as a second language,
Chan, I. Lei, Chang, Charles B.
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Correlation Between Students\u27 Habit In Watching English Movie And Their Vocabulary Size [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi hubungan antara kebiasaan siswa dalam menonton film berbahasa Inggris dengan penguasaan kosa kata. Subyek penelitian ini sebanyak 30 siswa pada kelas Frontrunner di English First (EF) Bandar Lampung.
Huzairin, H. (Huzairin)   +2 more
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Reliable Measure of Written Receptive Vocabulary Size: Using the L2 Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge as a Yardstick

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2018
This study investigates the correlations between the three measures of written receptive vocabulary size and second language (L2) depth of vocabulary knowledge to find the most reliable test of vocabulary size. Moreover, the corresponding relationship is
Mostafa Janebi Enayat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

"I don't know" use and guessing on the bilingual Japanese vocabulary size test: A preliminary report

open access: yesVocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2015
This preliminary report outlines an investigation into ”I don’t know” use and guessing on the 14,000-word family, 140-item bilingual Japanese Vocabulary Size Test (VST) translated by Sasao and Nakata from the original monolingual English version.
Kurtis McDonald, Mayumi Asaba
doaj   +1 more source

An intelligent vocabulary size measurement method for second language learner

open access: yesLanguage Testing in Asia, 2023
This paper presents a new method for accurately measuring the vocabulary size of second language (L2) learners. Traditional vocabulary size tests (VSTs) are limited in capturing a tester’s vocabulary and are often population-specific.
Tian Xia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Word recognition from tiered phonological models [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Phonologically constrained morphological analysis (PCMA) is the decomposition of words into their component morphemes conditioned by both orthography and pronunciation. This article describes PCMA and its application in large-vocabulary continuous speech
Huckvale, M
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