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Vocabulary Learning and Instruction
Volume 11, Number 2 December 2022
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Some Trends in Vocabulary Research: A Discussion of Three Papers Presented at the JALT Vocabulary SIG
Kristopher Kyle
University of Oregon
doi: https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v11.2kyle
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Modeling Lexical and Phraseological Sophistication in Oral Proficiency Interviews: A Conceptual Replication
Masaki Eguchi
University of Oregon
doi: https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v11.2.Eguchi
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Research Syntheses in L2 Vocabulary Research: A Scoping Review
Ali H. Al-Hoorie^a, Joseph P. Vitta^b, and Christopher Nicklin^c
aRoyal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia; ^bKyushu University; ^bRikkyo University
doi: https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v11.2.al-hoorie
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Rater Judgments and Word Difficulty: Conceptualizing the Substantive Validity of the VST
Derek N. Canning^a, Stuart McLean^b, and Joseph P. Vitta^c
aSeigakuen University; ^bMomoyama Gakuin University; ^bKyushu University
doi: https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v11.2.canning
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A Commentary on Four Papers in the Second Language Vocabulary Learning Strand for the JALT Vocabulary SIG
Junko Yamashita
Nagoya University
doi: https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v11.2.yamashita
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Orthographic Processing of Proper Names: A Proposal to Investigate the Orthographic Cue for Second Language Readers
Kimberly Klassen
Tokyo Woman’s Christian University
doi: https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v11.2.klassen
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Rasch-Based Instrument Validations for an Augmented Reality Vocabulary Acquisition Experiment
Adam Dabrowski
The University of Electro-Communications
doi: https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v11.2.dabrowski
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Developing a Discipline-Specific Corpus and High-Frequency Word List for Science and Engineering Students in Graduate School
Suwako Uehara^a, Hibiya Haraki^a, and Stuart McLean^b
aThe University of Electro-Communications; ^bMomoyama Gakuin University
doi: https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v11.2.uehara
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Vocabulary Learning Outside of the Classroom: Institutional Use of a Spaced Repetition Vocabulary Learning App
Kevin Mueller^a and George Hays^b
aGlobal Teaching Institute; ^bSchool of Language Communication, Tokyo International University
doi: https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v11.2.mueller
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