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Receptive and Productive Vocabulary Sizes of L2 Learners
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Webb, Stuart – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2008
This study investigated the relationship between receptive and productive vocabulary size. The experimental design expanded upon earlier methodologies by using equivalent receptive and productive test formats with different receptive and productive target words to provide more accurate results. Translation tests were scored at two levels of…
Descriptors: Research Design, Vocabulary Development, Word Frequency, Receptive Language
Researching Vocabulary through a Word Knowledge Framework. Word Associations and Verbal Suffixes.
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Schmitt, Norbert; Meara, Paul – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997
English-as-a-Second-Language students in Japan were tested at the beginning and the end of the school year to examine changes in word associations and grammatical suffix knowledge. Results showed an average vocabulary gain of 330 words, a poor knowledge of the allowable suffixes for the verbs learned, and 19 to 25 percentage points more receptive…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Associative Learning, English (Second Language), Expressive Language