Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition

✍ Scribed by James Milton

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 286
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition describes the effect that word frequency and lexical coverage have on learning and communication in a foreign language. It examines the tools we have for assessing the various facets of vocabulary knowledge, the scores these produce, and the way these are tied to exam and communicative performance.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Explanations and Definitions
Chapter 2. Word Difficulty, Word Frequency and Acquisition: Lexical Profiles
Chapter 3. Frequency and Coverage
Chapter 4. Measuring Vocabulary Breadth: Passive Recognition Vocabulary
Chapter 5. Measuring Other Aspects of Vocabulary Breadth
Chapter 6. Measuring Productive Vocabulary Knowledge
Chapter 7. Measuring Vocabulary Depth
Chapter 8. Vocabulary Acquisition and Assessments of Language Level
Chapter 9. Vocabulary Acquisition and Classroom Input
Chapter 10. Vocabulary Acquisition and Informal Language Input
Chapter 11. Implications for Learning and Teaching: Theory and Practice
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
References
Index