Measuring second language vocabulary acquisition
By: James Milton.
Series: Second language acquisition -- 45
Publisher: Multiligual Matters
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bristol; Buffalo
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781847692085; 9781847692078; 9781847692092
Subjects: Language and languages -- Study and teaching; Vocabulary -- Study and teaching; Second language acquisition
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Explanations and definitions; title: Word difficulty, word frequency and acquisition: lexical profiles; title: Frequency and coverage; title: Measuring vocabulary breadth ? passive recognition vocabulary; title: Measuring other aspects of vocabulary breadth; title: Measuring productive vocabulary knowledge; title: Measuring vocabulary depth; title: Vocabulary acquisition and assessments of language level; title: Vocabulary acquisition and classroom input; title: Vocabulary acquisition and informal language input; title: Implications for learning and teaching: theory and practice.