Article: Do Japanese Students Overestimate or Underestimate Their Knowledge of English Loanwords

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 …

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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

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 …

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VLI - Issue 02 (1) - 2013

Vocabulary Learning and Instruction Volume 2, Number 1 September 2013 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7820/vli.v02.1.2187-2759Full issue: download pdf Table of contents Article Pages Link Letter from the Editor Raymond Stubbe i pdf June 29, 2013 JALT Vocabulary SIG / CUE SIG Vocabulary Symposium – Vocabulary Learning Session Re-examining Semantic Clustering: Insight from Memory Models Tomoko Ishii 1-7 pdf …

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Commentary: Reaction Time Methodologies and Lexical Access in Applied Linguistics

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 …

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VLI - Issue 01 (1) - 2012

Vocabulary Learning and Instruction Volume 1, Number 1 August 2012 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7820/vli.v01.1.2187-2759 Full issue: download pdf Table of contents Article Name Pages Link Foreword: Vocabulary Learning and Instruction Tess Fitzpatrick & Paul Meara i pdf Letter from the Editor Raymond Stubbe ii pdf First Annual JALT Vocabulary SIG Symposium – Morning Session New Directions in …

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New 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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