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Download full textKan, Rachel T. Y.; Murphy, Victoria A. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
Vocabulary plays an important role in reading comprehension in both the L1 and the L2 (Murphy, 2018). In measuring vocabulary knowledge, however, researchers typically focus on mono-lexical units where vocabulary assessments tend not to take into account multi-word expressions which include phrasal verbs, collocations, and idioms. Omitting these…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Lu, Cailing; Boers, Frank; Coxhead, Averil – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
This study explores English for specific purposes learners' understanding of technical words in a previously-developed technical word list in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The principal aim was to estimate what kind of technical terms pose problems to TCM learners and might therefore merit special attention in instruction. Of particular…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
