Essays about: "passive vocabulary"

Found 4 essays containing the words passive vocabulary.

  1. 1. Simultaneous Acquisition of L2 and L3 : Vocabulary Proficiency in Swedish and English among Newly Arrived Upper Secondary Students in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Miriam Ratajczak; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether there is a correlation between vocabulary proficiency in English and vocabulary proficiency in Swedish among newly arrived upper secondary students in Sweden. The focus lies here on the students’ passive vocabulary. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vocabulary Acquisition Based on Nation’s Criteria for Knowing a Word, with a Focus on Proficiency and Frequency : A Study on Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition through Reading and the Role of Surrounding Factors

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Tina Erlandsson; Sara Gutierrez Wallgren; [2019]
    Keywords : Incidental vocabulary acquisition; criteria for knowing a word; proficiency level; word frequency; passive vocabulary; controlled active vocabulary; active vocabulary;

    Abstract : Several studies have been made in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) regarding incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading. However, the majority have focused on the meaning of a word to measure complete acquisition. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Two brains are often better than one, probably”: Adult ESL learners’ paired and individual lexical inferencing task performances, in relation to L2 proficiency

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Elin Nylander; [2019]
    Keywords : Lexical inferencing; L2 proficiency; task-based language learning; collaboration; sociocultural theory; dyadic patterns of interaction; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This research concerns lexical inferencing (LI), i.e., the ability to infer the meaning of unknown words in a running text (Haastrup, 1991). Despite its advantages, there is little research on LI as a collaborative effort. READ MORE

  5. 4. The acquisition of Swedish prepositions : A longitudinal study of child comprehension and production of spatial prepositions

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Sofia Tahbaz; [2018]
    Keywords : Child language acquisition; Spatial prepositions; Comprehension; Production; Parent-child interaction; Structured test; SECDI; Barns språkutveckling; Spatiala prepositioner; Förståelse; Produktion; Förälder-barn interaktion; Strukturerat test; SECDI;

    Abstract : Prepositions are acquired at earliest during the second year of life. This thesis investigates 16 children acquiring Swedish spatial prepositions, i.e. på ‘on/at’, i ‘in/at’, under ‘under’, bredvid ‘beside/next to’, bakom ‘behind/back’ and framför ‘in front’. READ MORE