Receptive vocabulary size and its relationship to EFL language skills

This study analyses the relationship between receptive vocabulary size in upper-intermediate/advanced learners and EFL proficiency and the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Little research has been conducted on this dimension of lexical knowledge and the four skills (Staehr, 2008;...

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Autores: Miralpeix, Imma, Muñoz Lahoz, Carme
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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spelling Receptive vocabulary size and its relationship to EFL language skillsMiralpeix, ImmaMuñoz Lahoz, CarmeAnglèsVocabulariAdquisició d'una segona llenguaEnglish languageVocabularySecond language acquisitionThis study analyses the relationship between receptive vocabulary size in upper-intermediate/advanced learners and EFL proficiency and the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Little research has been conducted on this dimension of lexical knowledge and the four skills (Staehr, 2008; Milton et al., 2010), in spite of the fact that previous studies of separate language skills have highlighted the importance of vocabulary size for language proficiency development. A sample of 42 participants was assessed by means of a receptive vocabulary size test on ten word-frequency levels (1k to 10k), and on both receptive and productive skills (oral and written). Results reveal that vocabulary size explains language proficiency to a large extent, even in learners with vocabularies of more than 5,000 words, though its influence on performance is not as strong as in learners with smaller vocabularies. At a high proficiency level, vocabulary size is closely linked to writing and is moderately correlated with reading, speaking and listening. The findings help to provide a more complete picture than earlier research by including more proficient learners in EFL settings.Walter de Gruyter2018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/225178Articles publicats en revistes (Llengües i Literatures Modernes i Estudis Anglesos)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2017-0016IRAL. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 2018, vol. 56, num.1, p. 1-24https://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2017-0016(c) Walter de Gruyter, 2018info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2251782026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Receptive vocabulary size and its relationship to EFL language skills
title Receptive vocabulary size and its relationship to EFL language skills
spellingShingle Receptive vocabulary size and its relationship to EFL language skills
Miralpeix, Imma
Anglès
Vocabulari
Adquisició d'una segona llengua
English language
Vocabulary
Second language acquisition
title_short Receptive vocabulary size and its relationship to EFL language skills
title_full Receptive vocabulary size and its relationship to EFL language skills
title_fullStr Receptive vocabulary size and its relationship to EFL language skills
title_full_unstemmed Receptive vocabulary size and its relationship to EFL language skills
title_sort Receptive vocabulary size and its relationship to EFL language skills
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Miralpeix, Imma
Muñoz Lahoz, Carme
author Miralpeix, Imma
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Muñoz Lahoz, Carme
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Anglès
Vocabulari
Adquisició d'una segona llengua
English language
Vocabulary
Second language acquisition
topic Anglès
Vocabulari
Adquisició d'una segona llengua
English language
Vocabulary
Second language acquisition
description This study analyses the relationship between receptive vocabulary size in upper-intermediate/advanced learners and EFL proficiency and the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Little research has been conducted on this dimension of lexical knowledge and the four skills (Staehr, 2008; Milton et al., 2010), in spite of the fact that previous studies of separate language skills have highlighted the importance of vocabulary size for language proficiency development. A sample of 42 participants was assessed by means of a receptive vocabulary size test on ten word-frequency levels (1k to 10k), and on both receptive and productive skills (oral and written). Results reveal that vocabulary size explains language proficiency to a large extent, even in learners with vocabularies of more than 5,000 words, though its influence on performance is not as strong as in learners with smaller vocabularies. At a high proficiency level, vocabulary size is closely linked to writing and is moderately correlated with reading, speaking and listening. The findings help to provide a more complete picture than earlier research by including more proficient learners in EFL settings.
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