Measuring second language vocabulary knowledge using a temporal method

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dc.contributor.authorTanabe, Masayuki
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-22T02:23:28Z
dc.date.available2020-05-22T02:23:28Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.description.abstractThe present study addressed the role of speed as a factor in tests of second language (L2) vocabulary knowledge, presupposing that speed of performance is important in actual language use. Research questions were: (a) Do learners with a larger vocabulary size answer faster on an L2 vocabulary breadth test than smaller vocabulary sized learners?; (b) Are there systematic increases in response time (RT) as word frequency decreases in an L2 vocabulary breadth test?; and (c) Do RTs of correct responses on an L2 vocabulary breadth test predict accurate and quick L2 reading? Participants were 24 Japanese university students. Results indicated that (a) vocabulary size facilitated lexical accessibility, (b) high frequency words were accessed more quickly but this was only observable after reaching a certain threshold of vocabulary size, and (c) vocabulary score (accuracy) alone was not associated with accurate and quick reading but vocabulary RT (accuracy + speed) was.
dc.identifier.doi10125/66717
dc.identifier.issn1539-0578
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/66717
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center
dc.publisherCenter for Language & Technology
dc.subjectvocabulary test
dc.subjectvocabulary breadth
dc.subjectresponse time
dc.subjectreading speed
dc.subjectJapanese EFL learners
dc.titleMeasuring second language vocabulary knowledge using a temporal method
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.dcmiText
local.rfl.topicLexis
prism.endingpage142
prism.number1
prism.startingpage118
prism.volume28

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