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The Development and Study of the Online Vietnamese Word Recognition Test for Undergraduate Students in Taiwan
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Ta Hong Thuong – Journal of Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, 2024
This study aimed to develop a Vietnamese word recognition test for Taiwanese undergraduate students and to investigate students' performances at different learning stages. The formal test consists of 100 words as test items. With each word, test takers were asked to select the correct Vietnamese word form corresponding to the pronunciation they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Word Recognition, Vietnamese, Second Language Learning
The Impact of Word Recognition from Speech (WRS) Proficiency Level on Interaction, Task Success and Word Learning: Design Implications for CALL to Develop L2 WRS
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Matthews, Joshua; O'Toole, John Mitchell; Chen, Shen – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
This paper reports on task interaction, task success and word learning among second language (L2) learners of different levels of word recognition from speech (WRS) proficiency who used a CALL application previously shown to be effective in the development of L2 WRS. Participants (N = 65) were categorised into three levels of L2 WRS proficiency…
Descriptors: Word Recognition, Language Proficiency, Scores, Comparative Analysis
Applications of Text Analysis Tools for Spoken Response Grading
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Crossley, Scott; McNamara, Danielle – Language Learning & Technology, 2013
This study explores the potential for automated indices related to speech delivery, language use, and topic development to model human judgments of TOEFL speaking proficiency in second language (L2) speech samples. For this study, 244 transcribed TOEFL speech samples taken from 244 L2 learners were analyzed using automated indices taken from…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Speech Communication
Applications of Text Analysis Tools for Spoken Response Grading
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Crossley, Scott; McNamara, Danielle – Grantee Submission, 2013
This study explores the potential for automated indices related to speech delivery, language use, and topic development to model human judgments of TOEFL speaking proficiency in second language (L2) speech samples. For this study, 244 transcribed TOEFL speech samples taken from 244 L2 learners were analyzed using automated indices taken from…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Speech Communication
The Effects of Frequency and Density on Character Recognition Speed and Accuracy by Elementary and Advanced L2 Readers of Chinese.
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Sergent, Wallace K.; Everson, Michael E. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1992
Students at the U.S. Air Force Academy participated in a study of Chinese language skill acquisition. Findings included more rapid and accurate character recognition was associated with higher proficiency; printed frequency had the greatest effect upon accuracy of naming; character density correlated with recognition accuracy; and denser…
Descriptors: Chinese, Ideography, Language Proficiency, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
Investigating Lexis beyond the Most Frequent Words--Part 2.
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Bird, Norman – 1994
Results of a Hong Kong survey, described in an earlier report, are summarized here. The study investigated the English vocabulary size of native-speaking adults (n=78), non-English native-speaking adults--Chinese (n=20), and non-English native Chinese-Speaking non-Chinese (n=9). The vocabulary used reflected British rather than American English…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Dictionaries, Educational Background, English