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View article: The Vocabulary Teachers' Competencies (VTC) framework: The core knowledge, skills and professional capabilities that support effective vocabulary instruction
The Vocabulary Teachers' Competencies (VTC) framework: The core knowledge, skills and professional capabilities that support effective vocabulary instruction Open
Vocabulary is widely recognised as important to student success, yet it remains under‐theorised in teacher education, lacking a cohesive competency framework. This paper proposes a Vocabulary Teachers' Competencies (VTC) framework, based o…
View article: Large Language Model AI and Lx Academic Writing: Challenges and Opportunities
Large Language Model AI and Lx Academic Writing: Challenges and Opportunities Open
This paper discusses the implications of large language model artificial intelligence for teaching, learning, testing, and producing Lx academic writing. The paper first provides a brief, non-technical description of artificial intelligenc…
View article: Lookups as an e-reading resource for vocabulary learning: Readers’ experiences with complexified text
Lookups as an e-reading resource for vocabulary learning: Readers’ experiences with complexified text Open
In this small-scale qualitative investigation, we explored second language readers’ use of an e-reading programme wherein readers primarily focus on meaning-making. We further examined learners’ reflections on their use of the programme. F…
View article: Technical vocabulary in government spoken communications: The team of five million in bubbles, PPE and CBACs
Technical vocabulary in government spoken communications: The team of five million in bubbles, PPE and CBACs Open
The New Zealand government delivered regular 1 p.m. televised COVID‐19 briefings from March 2020. These events had a crucial communicative function and were usually headed by top government and medical officials. This study focuses on tech…
View article: Contextual learning of L2 lexical and grammatical collocations with and without typographic enhancement
Contextual learning of L2 lexical and grammatical collocations with and without typographic enhancement Open
Multiple repetitions of collocations in second language (L2) reading produce gains in collocational knowledge. However, it is less clear how typographic enhancement affects the learning of different types of L2 collocations through reading…
View article: Specialized vocabulary across languages: The case of traditional Chinese medicine
Specialized vocabulary across languages: The case of traditional Chinese medicine Open
This paper reports on the creation of specialized word lists in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which is a discipline using vocabulary across languages (i.e., Chinese and English) and involves learners with different L1 backgrounds. Fi…
View article: Helping learners develop autonomy in acquiring multiword expressions
Helping learners develop autonomy in acquiring multiword expressions Open
Second language (L2) learners stand to gain substantially from mastering a wide range of multiword expressions (MWEs), and several studies have examined the benefits of language courses that regularly draw learners’ attention to MWEs. Howe…
View article: Increasing use of multi-word expressions in conversation through a fluency workshop
Increasing use of multi-word expressions in conversation through a fluency workshop Open
This quasi-experimental study investigated the extent to which explicit classroom intervention helped English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students in Japan to use multi-word expressions (MWEs) fluently in conversation. Over six weeks, an e…
View article: Plain Language or Anything But?
Plain Language or Anything But? Open
This paper focuses on what language needs to be used in emergencies by air traffic controllers based on an investigation of plain language definitions and descriptions in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) publications and in…
View article: Vocabulary in automotive technology
Vocabulary in automotive technology Open
Learning the technical vocabulary of an academic field, profession or trade is an important, and demanding, element of higher education or training for a profession. Students encounter technical vocabulary in course readings and classrooms…
View article: The development and application of a specialised word list: The case of Fabrication
The development and application of a specialised word list: The case of Fabrication Open
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in 'Journal of Vocational Education & Training' on 2018-05-08, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13636820.2018.1471094.
View article: The development and application of a specialised word list: The case of Fabrication
The development and application of a specialised word list: The case of Fabrication Open
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in 'Journal of Vocational Education & Training' on 2018-05-08, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13636820.2018.1471094.
View article: Single and multi-word unit vocabulary in university tutorials and laboratories: Evidence from corpora and textbooks
Single and multi-word unit vocabulary in university tutorials and laboratories: Evidence from corpora and textbooks Open
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Small-group academic interactions, such as tutorials and laboratory sessions, do not often feature in vocabulary or English for Academic Purposes (EAP) research. Yet across many disciplines in tertiary education, studen…
View article: Single and multi-word unit vocabulary in university tutorials and laboratories: Evidence from corpora and textbooks
Single and multi-word unit vocabulary in university tutorials and laboratories: Evidence from corpora and textbooks Open
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Small-group academic interactions, such as tutorials and laboratory sessions, do not often feature in vocabulary or English for Academic Purposes (EAP) research. Yet across many disciplines in tertiary education, studen…
View article: Using Talanoa to develop bilingual word lists of technical vocabulary in the trades
Using Talanoa to develop bilingual word lists of technical vocabulary in the trades Open
It is important for anyone entering a profession to learn their profession’s specialised language. This is also true of those learning trades such as automotive technology or plumbing. Knowledge of specialised language allows trades profes…
View article: Using Talanoa to develop bilingual word lists of technical vocabulary in the trades
Using Talanoa to develop bilingual word lists of technical vocabulary in the trades Open
It is important for anyone entering a profession to learn their profession’s specialised language. This is also true of those learning trades such as automotive technology or plumbing. Knowledge of specialised language allows trades profes…
View article: Exploring learners’ understanding of technical vocabulary in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Exploring learners’ understanding of technical vocabulary in Traditional Chinese Medicine Open
This study explores English for specific purposes learners’ understanding of technical words in a previously-developed technical word list in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The principal aim was to estimate what kind of technical term…
View article: Vocabulary in academic spoken English
Vocabulary in academic spoken English Open
Understanding academic spoken English is an important but challenging task for many users of English as an additional language. Vocabulary knowledge plays a significant role in enhancing comprehension, but little is known about the nature …
View article: Investigating vocabulary coverage and load in an Indonesian EFL textbook series
Investigating vocabulary coverage and load in an Indonesian EFL textbook series Open
This article reports a corpus-based study of a series of Indonesian EFL textbooks for senior high school students from grades 10to 12 (16-18 years old), published by the Indonesian government. The textbooks were collected from the Indonesi…
View article: Mind the gap: Academic vocabulary knowledge as a predictor of English grades
Mind the gap: Academic vocabulary knowledge as a predictor of English grades Open
Knowledge of academic English vocabulary is necessary for Norwegian speaking upper secondary students for the completion of their English course and to qualify for university studies. General academic vocabulary occurs in academic texts ac…
View article: Creating and trialling six versions of the Vocabulary Size Test
Creating and trialling six versions of the Vocabulary Size Test Open
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View article: Measuring the vocabulary size of native speakers of English in New Zealand secondary schools
Measuring the vocabulary size of native speakers of English in New Zealand secondary schools Open
© 2015 New Zealand Association for Research in Education. The primary aim of this study was to examine the vocabulary size of native speakers of English in New Zealand secondary schools. Two equivalent forms of the 20,000 version of the vo…
View article: Measuring the vocabulary size of native speakers of English in New Zealand secondary schools
Measuring the vocabulary size of native speakers of English in New Zealand secondary schools Open
© 2015 New Zealand Association for Research in Education. The primary aim of this study was to examine the vocabulary size of native speakers of English in New Zealand secondary schools. Two equivalent forms of the 20,000 version of the vo…
View article: Creating and trialling six versions of the Vocabulary Size Test
Creating and trialling six versions of the Vocabulary Size Test Open
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View article: Evaluating lists of high-frequency words: Teachers’ and learners’ perspectives
Evaluating lists of high-frequency words: Teachers’ and learners’ perspectives Open
With a number of word lists available for teachers to choose from, teachers and students need to know which list provides the best return for learning? Four well-established lists were compared and it was found that BNC/COCA2000 (British N…
View article: Exploring EFL teachers’ English language proficiency: Lessons from Indonesia
Exploring EFL teachers’ English language proficiency: Lessons from Indonesia Open
This paper reports on a study looking at the reading and writing proficiency and vocabulary knowledge of Indonesian EFL teachers, the relationship between proficiency and years of service, and the teachers’ own perceptions of their profici…