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Article Vocabulary Research in the Modern Language Journal: A Bibliometric Analysis Paul M. Meara Swansea University and Cardiff University doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7820/vli.v03.1.meara Download this article (pdf) Abstract This paper reports a bibliometric analysis of a set of 201 articles which was published in The Modern Language Journal (MLJ) between 1916 and 2010. All these articles deal …
Continue reading Article: Vocabulary Research in the Modern Language Journal Article Do Japanese Students Overestimate or Underestimate Their Knowledge of English Loanwords More than Non-loanwords on Yes–No Vocabulary Tests? Raymond Stubbe Kyushu Sangyo University doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7820/vli.v03.1.stubbe Download this article (pdf) Abstract English loanwords (LWs), gairaigo in Japanese, make up a much greater percentage of the Japanese language than many university English teachers realize, especially if …
Continue reading Article: Do Japanese Students Overestimate or Underestimate Their Knowledge of English Loanwords Article Is the Vocabulary Level of the Reading Section of the TOEFL Internet-Based Test Beyond the Lexical Level of Japanese Senior High School Students? Masaya Kaneko Tokyo Denki University doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7820/vli.v03.1.kaneko Download this article (pdf) Abstract The main goal of the present study is to answer the question of whether the lexical level of the …
Continue reading Article: Is the Vocabulary Level of the Reading Section of the TOEFL Internet-Based Test Beyond the Lexical Level of Japanese Senior High School Students Commentary Reaction Time Methodologies and Lexical Access in Applied Linguistics John P. Racine Dokkyo University doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7820/vli.v03.1.racine Download this article (pdf) Introduction The first issue of this journal featured a paper by Iso (2012) in which the author described research conducted to validate his Lexical Access Time Test (LEXATT2). While the details of the test …
Continue reading Commentary: Reaction Time Methodologies and Lexical Access in Applied LinguisticsNew Directions in L2 Lexical Development Shigenori Tanaka Keio University doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7820/vli.v01.1.tanaka Download this article (pdf) Abstract Lexical competence can be defined as one’s ability to use words differentially and fully. In this paper I shall first present my views concerning lexical development in order to comment on each of the following four articles: Lexical …
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