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Title
Lexical facility : size, recognition speed and consistency as dimensions of second language vocabulary knowledge / Michael Harrington.
ISBN
9781137372628 (electronic book)
1137372621 (electronic book)
9781137372611
Published
London, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxviii, 305 pages).
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1057/978-1-137-37262-8 doi
Call Number
P118.2 .H37 2018eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
401/.93
Summary
This book examines the simultaneous contribution of learner vocabulary size and speed to second language performance differences across learner levels and settings. Harrington considers vocabulary size and speed, as reflected in retrieval speed and consistency, as a three-dimensional measurement construct termed lexical facility. While size and retrieval speed are generally known, this is the first attempt to incorporate consistency, as measured by the coefficient of variation, as an index of vocabulary skill. Part 1 describes the three dimensions and the roles they play on lower level text processing and thus on second language performance more generally. Part 2 reports on seven studies and related research that investigate the sensitivity of the three dimensions, both individually and in combination, to proficiency differences in common domains of academic English performance. Harrington’s framework and the theoretical and methodological issues that arise are presented in a manner accessible to a wide readership, including second language acquisition vocabulary researchers, testing and assessment practitioners, and those interested in second language research methodology. Michael Harring ton 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. .
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-301) and index.
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Print version: 9781137372611
- 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.
