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Vocabulary Knowledge of Adult ESL Learners

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Mokhtar, Ahmad Azman, Rawian, Rafizah Mohd, Yahaya, Mohamad Fadhili, Abdullah, Azaharee, Mansor, Mahani, Osman, Mohd Izwan, Zakaria, Zahrullaili Ahmad, Murat, Aminarashid, Nayan, Surina, Mohamed, Abdul Rashid·2010·English Language Teaching
DOI 10.5539/elt.v3n1p71
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This study assessed Malaysian tertiary students’ levels of passive and controlled active vocabulary knowledge. Two tests from the Vocabulary Levels Test were used to collect the data namely the Passive Vocabulary Test and Controlled Active Vocabulary Test. When using the test, the researchers were not particularly interested in the students’ total score on the tests, but were interested more in whether the students knew enough of the high-frequency words. 360 first- and second-year university students from five diploma programs were involved in the study. The findings revealed that majority of them did not have enough vocabulary knowledge and vocabulary size to use English as their second language though formal exposure to the language had been given to them for more than 12 years. This paper, besides discussing the students’ levels of passive and controlled active vocabulary knowledge and their vocabulary size, highlights the vocabulary levels and vocabulary size they should attain. The probable impact vocabulary knowledge has on the acquisition of other English language skills is another area discussed. Some recommendations for teaching approaches are also put forward.

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Mokhtar, A. A., Rawian, R. M., Yahaya, M. F., Abdullah, A., Mansor, M., Osman, M. I., Zakaria, Z. A., Murat, A., Nayan, S., & Mohamed, A. R.
Affiliations
Universiti Teknologi MARA System (MY)
ORCID
Venue
English Language Teaching
Publisher
Canadian Center of Science and Education
Published
2010-02-03
Volume
3
Issue
1
ISSN
  • 1916-4742 (ISSN-L)
  • 1916-4750
DOI
10.5539/elt.v3n1p71
OpenAlex
W2136961258
Cited by
43
References
51
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 5
FWCI
4.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • English Language Teaching (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
Keywords
vocabulary knowledge, receptive vocabulary, vocabulary size, high-frequency words, ESL learners, Vocabulary Levels Test, English as a second language, vocabulary teaching

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