The English Vocabulary Knowledge of Indonesian University Students
| Autor: | Ari Nurweni, John Read |
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Linguistics and Language
Vocabulary Knowledge level media_common.quotation_subject Language and Linguistics language.human_language Linguistics Education Test (assessment) Indonesian Reading comprehension Independent reading Academic writing language English for academic purposes Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | The article reports on a research study conducted in an Indonesian university to estimate the English vocabulary knowledge of a large sample of first-year students. This is a significant topic because the students are expected to be able to read English language texts in their university courses, something that is difficult for them to manage without an adequate knowledge of vocabulary. The subjects were tested on their understanding of words that occur frequently in academic writing using three instruments: a translation test, a word associates test and an interview. The tests were designed to measure not only whether the students knew the words but also how well they knew them. The results showed that on average the students had some knowledge of 1226 English words, a figure that falls far short of the 3000–5000 word range that is widely considered the threshold level for independent reading of unsimplified texts. Only a small proportion of the students came close to the threshold, in terms of breadth and depth of knowledge. The article explores the implications of the results and suggests ways in which the students vocabulary knowledge could be improved. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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