Lexical Facility

Size, Recognition Speed and Consistency as Dimensions of Second Language Vocabulary Knowledge

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

This book examines the simultaneous contribution of learner vocabulary size and speed to second language performance differences across learner levels and settings.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-09-28
Mått:148 x 210 x 23 mm
Vikt:548 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:305
Upplaga:17001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137372611

Utforska kategorier

Språkvetenskap och lingvistik inom Språk och ordböcker

Mer om författaren

Michael Harrington teaches in the postgraduate program in Applied Linguistics at the University of Queensland, Australia. He publishes in second language acquisition, second language lexical and cognitive processes, and testing and assessment.

Recensioner i media

“For those who show keen interest in assessing vocabulary, Lexical Facility is like a groundbreaking guide. … this innovative book, insightful for English as a second language (ESL) vocabulary instructors and researchers, will constitute an inspiring contribution to L2 lexical studies and deserves unbendable recommendation.” (Liang Zhao, Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, September 20, 2019)

Innehållsförteckning

- Chapter 1. Size as a dimension of L2 Vocabulary Skill.- Chapter 2. Measuring Recognition Vocabulary Size.- Chapter 3. Word recognition skill as an aspect of L2 vocabulary knowledge.- Chapter 4. Lexical Facility: Bringing size and speed together.- Chapter 5. Measuring lexical facility.- Chapter 6. Lexical Facility as an index of L2 Proficiency.- Chapter 7. Lexical Facility and Academic English Proficiency.- Chapter 8. Lexical Facility and IELTS performance.- Chapter 9. Lexical Facility and Language Program Placement.- Chapter 10. Lexical Facility and academic performance in English.- Chapter 11. The effect of Lexical Facility.- Chapter 12. The future of Lexical Facility