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Creating and trialling six versions of the Vocabulary Size Test [PDF]

, 2020
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D Sim, Paul Nation, Averil Coxhead
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Is an Apple an Orange? A Large Language Model Benchmark for Candidate Term Extraction and Subclass Decisions Against Upper Ontologies in Engineering and Materials Science

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Building machine‐readable vocabularies for materials science is slow, expert‐driven work. This study benchmarks 13 large language models on two of its first steps: finding candidate terms in engineering articles and deciding where they belong in a class hierarchy.
Thomas Bjarsch, Maximilian Holland, Klaus Drechsler, Johannes Schilp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Vocabulary Knowledge on the Reading Comprehension of Saudi EFL Learners

Journal of Language and Education, 2019
Vocabulary knowledge is the building block of learning a second language and the degree of success for learning any language depends on the amount of vocabulary a learner possesses.
Fadi Al-Khasawneh
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The PRIMA Thesaurus for Materials Science and Engineering

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The PRIMA Thesaurus is a structured vocabulary designed to improve how materials science data is described and shared. Developed with input from multiple experts, it enables clear documentation of research workflows, data exchange, and reuse across platforms.
Rossella Aversa, Alexey Boubnov, Dario De Angelis, Catriona Eschke, Maximilian Kabbe, Felix Kraus, Mirco Panighel, Richard Thelen, Davide Valentinis   +8 more
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Examining vocabulary learning strategies and vocabulary size among Syrian EFL learners

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics
Research 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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PASTA‐ELN: Simplifying Research Data Management for Experimental Materials Science

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Research data management faces ongoing hurdles as many ELNs remain complex and restrictive. PASTA‐ELN offers an open‐source, cross‐platform solution that prioritizes simplicity, offline access, and user control. Its in tuitive folder structure, modular Python add‐ons, and open formats enable seamless documentation, FAIR data practices, and easy ...
S. Brinckmann, G. Winkens, R. Schwaiger
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the effect of lexical inferencing and dictionary consultation on undergraduate EFL students' vocabulary acquisition.

PLoS ONE, 2020
This study compares how lexical inferencing and dictionary consultation affect L2 vocabulary acquisition. Sixty-one L1 Arabic undergraduates majoring in English language read target words in semi-authentic English reading materials and were either asked ...
Alaa Alahmadi, Anouschka Foltz
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Ontology‐Aligned Structuring and Reuse of Multimodal Materials Data and Workflows Toward Automatic Reproduction

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Reproduction of stacking fault energy calculations from literature with a semi‐automated large language model‐assisted extraction procedure: extraction of simulation protocol, atomistic structures, computational parameters, and reported results, ontology alignment, knowledge graph construction and, finally, recomputation forvalidation.
Sepideh Baghaee Ravari, Abril Azocar Guzman, Sarath Menon, Stefan Sandfeld, Tilmann Hickel, Markus Stricker   +5 more
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Academic vocabulary size as a predictor for early academic achievement - A case study of an easy-to-administer, low-stakes, post-entry test

Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics
This study investigates the predictive value of an academic vocabulary size screening test in Dutch for early academic achievement in higher education, in a context where Dutch is the predominant L1 of instruction.
Pieterjan Bonne, Jordi Casteleyn
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Influence of Native Language Vocabulary and Topic Knowledge on Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning in Health Care Providers

SAGE Open, 2013
Adults attending short, language for specific purpose courses may have expertise not utilized in general foreign language courses. The present study investigates two factors that may influence the acquisition of medical Spanish vocabulary in such persons:
Marcia Foresee Drumhiller, Paula J. Schwanenflugel   +1 more
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