
Research Methods in Vocabulary Studies
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- Intro
- Research Methods in Vocabulary Studies
- Editorial page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Table of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Part I. Introduction
- Chapter 1. Introducing vocabulary research
- 1. What is vocabulary research?
- 2. Areas of vocabulary research
- 3. Key concepts
- 3.1 Vocabulary knowledge
- 3.2 Frequency
- 3.3 Defining lexical items
- 4. Overview of the book
- Part II. Describing vocabulary in use: Corpus linguistics
- Chapter 2. Corpus linguistics and vocabulary research
- 1. What is corpus linguistics and why is it important?
- 2. Corpus linguistics, linguistic theory, applied linguistics, and vocabulary
- 3. What vocabulary-related issues can be addressed in corpus linguistic research?
- 3.1 Researching how words are used
- 3.2 Researching how vocabulary differs across contexts
- 3.3 Helping us understand language development
- 3.4 Creating and evaluating pedagogical materials
- 3.5 Creating instruments for vocabulary research
- 4. Conclusion
- Chapter 3. Fundamental considerations in corpus linguistics
- 1. Theorizing corpus linguistics
- 2. Representativeness in corpus design
- 2.1 Balance
- 2.2 Corpus size
- 2.3 Representativeness as an ideal and the importance of metadata
- 3. Encoding, markup, and annotation
- 4. Conclusion
- Chapter 4. Methods in corpus linguistics
- 1. Two ways of analysing a corpus
- 2. Studying frequency
- 2.1 Frequency lists
- 2.2 Dispersion
- 2.3 Co-occurrence
- 2.4 Calculating association measures
- 2.4.1 Expected frequency and observed frequency
- 2.4.2 Co-occurrence tables
- 2.4.3 Calculating association measures
- 2.5 Comparing frequencies
- 3. Studying language in context
- 3.1 Using concordancers: Sampling and sorting
- 3.2 Using concordancers: Search terms
- 4. Commonly used corpus tools and resources
- 4.1 Corpora
- 4.2 Tools for building a corpus
- 4.3 Tools for analysing a corpus
- 5. Conclusion
- Chapter 5. Key topics in corpus linguistics
- 1. Variation in word use across proficiency levels
- 1.1 Lexical density
- 1.2 Lexical diversity
- 1.3 Lexical sophistication
- 1.4 Semantic measures
- 1.5 Conclusion
- 2. Vocabulary lists
- 2.1 Issues in creating vocabulary lists
- 2.1.1 What counts as an item of vocabulary?
- 2.1.2 What doesn't frequency tell us?
- 2.1.3 Is there a stable core vocabulary?
- 2.2 Conclusion
- Additional readings and resources
- Part III. Examining vocabulary in the mind: Psycholinguistic approaches
- Chapter 6. Psycholinguistics and vocabulary research
- 1. Off-line versus on-line
- 2. What vocabulary-related issues can be addressed in psycholinguistic research?
- 2.1 Sensitivity to frequency in language processing
- 2.2 Familiarity and predictability
- 2.3 Age-of-acquisition effects in lexical processing
- 2.4 Ambiguity in lexical processing
- 2.5 Cross-language activation
- 2.6 Learning of novel vocabulary items
- 2.6.1 Repetition effect in vocabulary learning
- 2.6.2 Textual enhancement, captioning, glossing, and multimodality
- 3. Conclusion
- Chapter 7. Fundamental considerations in psycholinguistic research
- 1. Methodological considerations
- 1.1 Experimental design
- 1.2 How many participants?
- 1.3 How many items?
- 1.4 Confounding variables
- 1.5 Using non-words
- 1.6 Data analysis
- 2. Practical considerations
- 2.1 Instructions, practice session, and piloting
- 2.2 Text presentation
- 2.3 Forms and questionnaires
- 2.4 Other considerations
- 2.5 Conducting psycholinguistic research via the Internet
- 3. Conclusion
- Chapter 8. Psycholinguistic methods
- 1. Reaction time measures
- 1.1 Priming paradigm
- 1.2 Self-paced reading
- 1.3 Other reaction time tasks and paradigms
- 2. Eye movements
- 3. Event-related brain potentials
- 3.1 N400
- 3.2 P300
- 4. Measuring productive language use
- 4.1 Measuring the production of spoken language
- 4.2 Measuring the production of written language
- 5. Conclusion
- Chapter 9. Key topics in psycholinguistic vocabulary research
- 1. Role of phrase frequency in formulaic language comprehension
- 2. Role of phrase frequency in formulaic language production
- 3. Conclusion
- Additional readings and resources
- Part IV. Measuring vocabulary knowledge: Vocabulary testing
- Chapter 10. Researching vocabulary tests
- 1. What is vocabulary testing research and why is it important?
- 2. Defining the construct of vocabulary knowledge
- 3. Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Fundamental considerations in researching vocabulary tests
- 1. Principles of good practice in language testing
- 1.1 Reliability
- 1.2 Validity
- 1.3 Washback, practicality, and authenticity
- 2. Operationalizing the construct
- 2.1 Frequency and item sampling
- 2.2 Unit of counting for item sampling
- 2.3 Cognates
- 2.4 Test formats
- 2.5 Translations
- 2.6 Modality
- 3. Conclusion
- Chapter 12. Methods in researching vocabulary tests
- 1. Researching test scores
- 1.1 Classical Test Theory (CTT)
- 1.2 Item Response Theory (IRT)
- 1.3 Further analyses
- 2. Researching test content and processes
- 3. Researching test use
- 4. Popular vocabulary tests and how they have been researched
- 4.1 Measurements of breadth of vocabulary knowledge
- 4.1.1 Yes/No Checklist tests
- 4.1.2 Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT)
- 4.1.3 Vocabulary Size Test (VST)
- 4.1.4 Tests of productive vocabulary knowledge
- 4.2 Measurements of depth of vocabulary knowledge
- 4.2.1 Word Associates Format (WAF)
- 4.2.2 Vocabulary Knowledge Scale (VKS)
- 4.2.3 Test of English Derivatives (TED)
- 4.2.4 Collocation measures
- 4.2.5 Test batteries assessing more than one aspect of word knowledge
- 5. Conclusion
- Chapter 13. Key topics in vocabulary assessment research
- 1. Item format effects
- 2. Cognate effects
- 3. Sampling effects
- 4. Conclusion
- Additional readings and resources
- Part V. Understanding vocabulary development: Teaching and learning
- Chapter 14. Introduction to research on vocabulary development
- 1. L2 vocabulary development: A complex process
- 2. Approaches to learning vocabulary
- 2.1 Incidental learning
- 2.2 Semi-incidental learning
- 2.3 Intentional learning
- 3. The learning burden of lexical items
- 3.1 Phonological and orthographic features
- 3.2 Morphological and grammatical features
- 3.3 Semantic features
- 3.4 Intra-language similarity
- 3.5 Inter-language similarity
- 3.6 Frequency
- 4. Conclusion
- Chapter 15. Fundamental considerations in vocabulary development research
- 1. Participant sampling
- 1.1 Sample size
- 1.2 Individual differences
- 2. Target item selection
- 2.1 Number of items
- 2.2 Item properties
- 2.3 Issues related to formulaic sequences
- 3. Development of tasks and materials
- 3.1 Task type
- 3.2 Authentic or invented texts
- 3.3 Contextual clues
- 3.4 Lexical coverage
- 4. Measuring gains
- 4.1 Multi-aspect measurement
- 4.2 Sensitive measurement
- 4.3 Delayed measurement
- 5. Other considerations
- 6. Conclusion
- Chapter 16. Methods in vocabulary development research
- 1. Experimental methods
- 1.1 Pretest-posttest design
- 1.2 Time-series design
- 2. Correlational methods
- 3. Computational modelling
- 4. Case studies
- 5. Conclusion
- Chapter 17. Key topics in vocabulary development research
- 1. Vocabulary learning from audio-visual input
- 1.1 Materials: Visual and textual clues
- 1.2 Measurement: Spoken versus written modality
- 1.3 Conclusion
- 2. Evaluating explicit vocabulary exercises
- 2.1 Spaced practice
- 2.2 Errorless learning
- 2.3 Conclusion
- 3. Tracking vocabulary development
- 3.1 Multicomponent vocabulary assessment
- 3.2 Computational simulations of formulaic-language development
- 3.3 Conclusion
- Additional readings and resources
- Part VI. Working across areas
- Chapter 18. Working across areas
- 1. Models for working across areas
- 2. Challenges of working across areas
- 2.1 Criteria of a good corpus for use in other areas
- 2.2 Interpreting corpus data for the purposes of other areas
- 3. Conclusions
- References
- Index
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