{"title":"Receptive Vocabulary Size of Omani Post-Basic Education Graduates","authors":"Noof AL-Darai, Abdo Mohamed Al-Mekhlafi","doi":"10.20849/jed.v7i3.1370","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This descriptive study examined the receptive vocabulary size of Omani post-basic education graduates. Also, it investigated the relationship between receptive vocabulary size and language proficiency among these students. Finally, it examined differences in receptive vocabulary size with respect to gender. The sample consisted of 294 Omani post-basic education graduates (183 males and 111 females) who were enrolled in foundation programs at Sultan Qaboos University. The study instrument was the Vocabulary Level Test Version B, which was developed by Nation (1983) and revised by Schmitt, Schmitt, and Clapham (2001). The study found that the Omani post-basic graduates had a small receptive vocabulary of approximately 1,725 word families. It also found a statistically significant relationship between students’ receptive vocabulary size and their language proficiency. Finally, it revealed statistically significant differences in receptive vocabulary size with respect to gender in favor of female students. Accordingly, the researcher provides recommendations for practice and further research.","PeriodicalId":29977,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.20849/jed.v7i3.1370","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This descriptive study examined the receptive vocabulary size of Omani post-basic education graduates. Also, it investigated the relationship between receptive vocabulary size and language proficiency among these students. Finally, it examined differences in receptive vocabulary size with respect to gender. The sample consisted of 294 Omani post-basic education graduates (183 males and 111 females) who were enrolled in foundation programs at Sultan Qaboos University. The study instrument was the Vocabulary Level Test Version B, which was developed by Nation (1983) and revised by Schmitt, Schmitt, and Clapham (2001). The study found that the Omani post-basic graduates had a small receptive vocabulary of approximately 1,725 word families. It also found a statistically significant relationship between students’ receptive vocabulary size and their language proficiency. Finally, it revealed statistically significant differences in receptive vocabulary size with respect to gender in favor of female students. Accordingly, the researcher provides recommendations for practice and further research.
本描述性研究考察了阿曼基础教育后毕业生的接受性词汇量。此外,本研究还探讨了接受性词汇量与语言熟练程度的关系。最后,研究了接受性词汇量在性别方面的差异。样本包括294名阿曼基础教育后毕业生(183名男性和111名女性),他们在苏丹卡布斯大学注册了基础课程。研究工具是词汇水平测试B版,该版本由Nation(1983)开发,由Schmitt, Schmitt, and Clapham(2001)修订。研究发现,阿曼大学基础教育毕业生的接受词汇量很小,大约有1725个单词族。研究还发现,学生的接受性词汇量与语言熟练程度之间存在统计学上的显著关系。最后,它揭示了统计学上显著差异的接受词汇量相对于性别,有利于女学生。在此基础上,提出了实践和进一步研究的建议。