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Sun, Ting; Nam, Hyunjeong – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2023
The study investigated variation in the depth of vocabulary knowledge of L2 learners at the same vocabulary breadth and the learner-related factors affecting it. Two hundred and thirty-one EFL learners at high and low levels of vocabulary breadth (according to Vocabulary Level Tests) participated in the study. The study tested Vocabulary depth…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development, Knowledge Level
Masrai, Ahmed; Milton, James; El-Dakhs, Dina Abdel Salam; Elmenshawy, Heba – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2021
This study investigates the idea that knowledge of specialist subject vocabulary can make a significant and measurable impact on academic performance, separate from and additional to the impact of general and academic vocabulary knowledge. It tests the suggestion of Hyland and Tse (TESOL Quarterly, 41:235-253, 2007) that specialist vocabulary…
Descriptors: Specialization, Vocabulary, Academic Achievement, Vocabulary Development
Altalhab, Sultan – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2023
Although there is robust research on vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs), little is known about the strategies that learners use in pair work. Therefore, this study examines the VLSs employed by 40 Saudi undergraduate students whilst working in pair tasks. This study also investigates whether there is a relationship between using certain…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Learning Strategies, Undergraduate Students, Cooperative Learning
Riches, Nick; Letts, Carolyn; Awad, Hadeel; Ramsey, Rachel; Dabrowska, Ewa – Journal of Child Language, 2022
Collocations, e.g., apples and pears, hard worker, constitute an important avenue of linguistic enquiry straddling both grammar and the lexicon. They are sensitive to language experience, with adult L2 learners and children learning English as an Additional Language (EAL) exhibiting poor collocational knowledge. The current study piloted a novel…
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Monolingualism, Bilingualism
Andrea Kulmhofer-Bommer; Susanne Seifert; Lisa Paleczek; Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera – Journal of Education, 2024
This paper investigates the implementation of a reading program designed for third grade elementary school classrooms in Austria. Using a mixed-methods approach, lesson types were identified, respective class compositions analyzed, and the effects on students' reading gains examined. The results show that the lesson types seem to reflect learner…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Vocabulary, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
Mega Fitri Wulandari; Irfiani Bakri – Journal of English Teaching, 2023
The study aims to investigate the effectiveness of MALL application using in the classroom. One of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) application used is Quizlet. The study employs a Classroom Action Research approach to assess the impact of Quizlet on third semester of Business Management students' vocabulary mastery. The data collection…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Tests, Electronic Learning, Second Language Learning
Stuart Benson; Naheen Madarbakus-Ring – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2021
The popularity of using textbooks in second language programs in universities around the world continues to grow. Textbooks support teachers in their teaching by providing accessible materials and clear instruction. In addition, learners are guided by familiar lesson frameworks (e.g., beginning, middle, end) to guide their independent study…
Descriptors: North American English, English for Academic Purposes, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Content
Pellicer-Sánchez, Ana – Language Teaching, 2019
There has been extensive research in the last 20 years on the effectiveness of different instructional interventions and learning conditions on the acquisition of vocabulary. However, very few attempts have been made to explore how vocabulary knowledge develops over time. This paper argues for the need to conduct more longitudinal studies on…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills, Second Language Learning
Jeffrey Martin – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2022
The functioning of a vocabulary testing instrument rests in part on the test-taking actions made possible for examinees by item format, an aspect of test development that warrants consideration in second-language vocabulary research. For example, although iterations of the written receptive vocabulary levels test (VLT) have integrated improvements…
Descriptors: Test Wiseness, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning
Hipfner-Boucher, Kathleen; Pasquarella, Adrian; Prasad, Sonal; Chen, Xi – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: Our 1-year longitudinal study tracked the development of cognate awareness among second (L2) and third language (L3) learners of French in French immersion in Grades 1 and 2 to explore the impact of orthographic overlap and cognate status (true vs. false) on children's ability to recognize cognate relationships. We also assessed the…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, French, Immersion Programs, Elementary School Students
Xi, Yueming; Geva, Esther – Developmental Psychology, 2023
Current models of the affinity between syntax and vocabulary are complex and recognize the contribution of bootstrapping and computational processes. To date, the mutual facilitation between these two constructs over time has not been studied in second language (L2) school children. The present study investigated longitudinally the direction and…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Elementary School Students, Vocabulary Development, Syntax
Schmitt, Norbert; Cobb, Tom; Horst, Marlise; Schmitt, Diane – Language Teaching, 2017
There is current research consensus that second language (L2) learners are able to adequately comprehend general English written texts if they know 98% of the words that occur in the materials. This important finding prompts an important question: How much English vocabulary do English as a second language (ESL) learners need to know to achieve…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Listening Comprehension
Arizmendi, Genesis D.; Asencio Pimentel, Monica F.; Li, Jui-Teng; Swanson, H. Lee – Bilingual Research Journal, 2023
The phonological loop of the working memory system plays a key role in language learning. This study examined the trajectories between two dual-language learner groups (English Learners [ELs] and Spanish Learners [SLs]) on phonological loop measures in L1 and L2. At Grade 1, children completed a battery of vocabulary and cognitive measures and…
Descriptors: Phonology, Second Language Learning, Native Language, English (Second Language)
Derryn Jackson – Online Submission, 2022
Vocabulary is key to English language learning; it is the basis of all languages. However, learning long lists of words and their meanings can be ineffective, tedious, and boring. This is especially true for lower elementary students as they navigate school life and development. Can digital gamification solve this problem? The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students
Alavinia, Parviz; Rahimi, Hanieh – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
This study investigated the impact of task types on English learners' receptive and productive vocabulary knowledge. A total of 125 (70 female and 55 male) first year ELT students from eight intact classes taking Academic Reading Course in the winter semester of 2017-2018 were assigned to four experimental groups randomly and a control group…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Skills, Receptive Language