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Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2021 As vocabulary plays an important part in L2 learning at the beginner level, investigation into vocabulary learning constitutes an essential part of second language acquisition research (Koda, 1989, Laufer, 1992, Meara, 1992).
Tsuyoshi Sato
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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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Educare, 2022 Critical thinking (CT) is considered important in second language (L2) learning. Previous studies have investigated and confirmed a correlation between critical thinking and L2 learning in face-to-face (f2f) learning.
Evelina Johansson
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E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2022 This paper investigated how vocabulary knowledge is an essential variable for academic achievement during the post-COVID-19 era in Grade 10 learners.
Siphokazi Ngqeleni +1 more
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Exploring the Mental Lexicon of the Multilingual: Vocabulary Size, Cognate Recognition and Lexical Access in the L1, L2 and L3 [PDF]
, 2016 Recent empirical findings in the field of Multilingualism have shown that the mental lexicon of a language learner does not consist of separate entities, but rather of an intertwined system where languages can interact with each other (e.g.
Szabo, Cz.
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Ilha do Desterro, 2023 A multiplicidade de experiências e contextos de aquisição de L2 desafiam os estudos de bilinguismo, visto que as diferenças individuais complexificam a comparabilidade entre estudos (Treffers-Daller; Korybsky, 2015).
Marcus Guilherme Valadares +2 more
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Assessing vocabulary size through multiple-choice formats: issues with guessing and sampling rates [PDF]
, 2015 In most tests of vocabulary size, knowledge is assessed through multiple-choice formats. Despite advantages such as ease of scoring, multiple-choice tests (MCT) are accompanied with problems. One of the more central issues has to do with guessing and the
Gyllstad, Henrik +2 more
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Explaining listening comprehension among L2 learners of English: the contribution of general language proficiency, vocabulary knowledge and metacognitive awareness [PDF]
, 2017 Listening comprehension constitutes a major problem for second language learners but little is known about the relative contribution of different factors to listening comprehension.
Treffers-Daller, Jeanine, Wang, Yun
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Language Understanding for Text-based Games Using Deep Reinforcement Learning [PDF]
, 2015 In this paper, we consider the task of learning control policies for text-based games. In these games, all interactions in the virtual world are through text and the underlying state is not observed. The resulting language barrier makes such environments
Barzilay, Regina +2 more
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Predictability of Vocabulary Size on Learners’ EFL Proficiency: Taking VST, CET4 and CET6 as Instruments [PDF]
, 2015 Vocabulary plays a crucial role in L2 acquisition. This research examined whether Vocabulary Size Test designed by Nation & Beglar (2007) ccould predict learners’ EFL proficiency.
GUI, Ling
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