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Rater Judgments and Word Difficulty: Conceptualizing the Substantive Validity of the VST
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Derek N. Canning; Stuart McLean; Joseph P. Vitta – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2022
The substantive component of construct validity requires a confrontation between empirical test results and content relevance. The Vocabulary Size Test (VST) has been extensively validated in terms of empirical results. Less is known, however, about expert judgments of content relevance. The VST was constructed and validated according to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Vocabulary Skills
Teaching Practices and Perspectives Regarding Word Counting Units
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Louis Lafleur – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2023
The selection of an appropriate word counting unit (WCU) for the purpose of second/foreign language vocabulary acquisition (SLVA) in the last decade has become a very important and relevant topic in academic circles. However, few studies address on-the-ground teaching practices and perspectives. This mixed-approach study, conducted through an…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Experience, Language Teachers
A Reconsideration of the Construct of "a Vocabulary for Japanese Learners of English": A Critical Comparison of the JACET Wordlists and New General Service Lists
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Shin’ichiro Ishikawa – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2019
By comparing the vocabularies included in the Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET) wordlists (1993, 2003, and 2016 editions) and recently released New General Service Lists (Brezina & Gablasova, 2013; Browne, 2013), we tried to identify the construct of "the vocabulary for Japanese learners" with which JACET…
Descriptors: Word Lists, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning