Second language vocabulary growth at advanced level

IF 2.2 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Language Learning Journal Pub Date : 2016-01-02 DOI:10.1080/09571736.2012.708054

Meral Ozturk

引用次数: 3

Abstract

This study investigated the receptive vocabulary growth of advanced EFL learners in an English-medium degree programme. The study used the Vocabulary Size Test in a cross-sectional design to measure the vocabulary size of learners at various stages of study. The effect of word frequency on vocabulary development and the presence of an implicational scale among frequency levels were also investigated. The results of the study suggest that learners’ vocabularies expand by about 500 words a year. However, there is evidence for severe attrition in the final year. Frequency is a significant factor in receptive vocabulary development, but an implicational scale could not be established.

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第二语言词汇增长达到高级水平

本研究调查了英语中级学位课程中高级英语学习者的接受性词汇增长情况。本研究采用横断面设计的词汇量测试来测量学习者在不同学习阶段的词汇量。本研究还探讨了词频对词汇发展的影响，并在不同的词频水平间建立了蕴涵量表。研究结果表明，学习者的词汇量每年增加约500个单词。然而，有证据表明，在最后一年出现了严重的人员流失。频率是接受性词汇发展的一个重要因素，但无法建立一个含义量表。

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Language Learning Journal EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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5.50

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5.00%

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期刊介绍： The Language Learning Journal (LLJ) provides a forum for scholarly contributions on current aspects of foreign language and teaching. LLJ is an international, peer-reviewed journal that is intended for an international readership, including foreign language teachers, language teacher educators, researchers and policy makers. Contributions, in English, tend to assume a certain range of target languages. These are usually, but not exclusively, the languages of mainland Europe and ‘Community Languages’; other languages, including English as a foreign language, may also be appropriate, where the discussion is sufficiently generalisable. The following are key areas of interest: -Relationships between policy, theory and practice- Pedagogical practices in classrooms and less formal settings Foreign language learning/teaching in all phases, from early learners to higher and adult education- Policy and practice in the UK and other countries- Classroom practice in all its aspects- Classroom-based research- Methodological questions in teaching and research- Multilingualism and multiculturalism- New technologies and foreign languages