Recognition vocabulary knowledge as a predictor of academic performance in an English as a foreign language setting
Thomas Roche,Michael Harrington +1 more
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In this paper, a study of recognition vocabulary knowledge as a predictor of written Academic English Proficiency (AEP) and overall Academic Achievement in an English medium higher education program in an EFL context was presented.Abstract:
This paper presents findings of a study of recognition vocabulary knowledge as a predictor of written Academic English Proficiency (AEP) and overall Academic Achievement in an English medium higher education program in an English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) context. Vocabulary knowledge was measured using a Timed YES/NO (TYN) test. AEP was assessed using an academic writing test based on IELTS. Performance on these measures was correlated with Grade Point Average (GPA) as a measure of academic achievement for Arabic L1 users (N=70) at an English-medium College of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman. Vocabulary size and speed correlated with both academic writing and GPA measures. The combined vocabulary and writing measures were also examined as predictors of academic achievement. The TYN test is discussed as reliable, cost and time effective general measure of AEP and for showing if students have the necessary vocabulary knowledge to undertake study in a tertiary level English medium program.read more
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詞彙:描述、習得與教學=Vocabulary : description, acquisition and pedagogy
Norbert Schmitt,Michael McCarthy +1 more
TL;DR: For instance, Schofield et al. as discussed by the authors studied the influence of L1 influences on L2 vocabulary acquisition and the formal aspects of vocabulary acquisition in the context of the syllabus.
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Receptive vocabulary size and its relationship to EFL language skills
Imma Miralpeix,Carmen Muñoz +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the relationship between receptive vocabulary size in upper-intermediate/advanced learners and EFL proficiency and the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking.
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Measuring the contribution of academic and general vocabulary knowledge to learners' academic achievement
Ahmed Masrai,James Milton +1 more
TL;DR: This article showed that the learning of the AWL appears to be strongly influenced by the frequency of these words in general corpora and that the test very strongly resembles a test of overall vocabulary size.
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Investigating the Role of Vocabulary Size in Second Language Speaking Ability.
Takumi Uchihara,Jon Clenton +1 more
TL;DR: This article investigated the extent to which receptive vocabulary size test scores can predict second language (L2) speaking ability of international students with an advanced level of English as a Second Language course.
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