Vietnamese non-english majored efl university students’ receptive knowledge of the most frequent english words

The receptive knowledge of 442 non-English majored university students in a General English program in Vietnam was measured with Webb, Sasao, and Ballance’s (2017) New Vocabulary Levels Test. It was found that despite 10 years of formal English language instruction, nearly half of the particip...

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Main Author: Yen, Dang Thi Ngoc
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spelling oai:112.137.131.14:VNU_123-893542020-08-07T10:59:26Z Vietnamese non-english majored efl university students’ receptive knowledge of the most frequent english words Yen, Dang Thi Ngoc Vietnamese EFL learners Vocabulary knowledge High frequency words Testing The receptive knowledge of 442 non-English majored university students in a General English program in Vietnam was measured with Webb, Sasao, and Ballance’s (2017) New Vocabulary Levels Test. It was found that despite 10 years of formal English language instruction, nearly half of the participants had not mastered the most frequent 1,000 words and more than 90% had not mastered the most frequent 2,000 words. The study calls for more attention to high-frequency words in English language instruction in Vietnamese EFL context. 2020-08-07T10:59:26Z 2020-08-07T10:59:26Z 2020 Article Yen, D. T. N. (2020). Vietnamese non-english majored efl university students’ receptive knowledge of the most frequent english words. VNU Journal of Foreign Studies, Vol.36, No.3 (2020) 1-11. 2525-2445 http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/89354 en Foreign Studies; application/pdf H. : ĐHQGHN
institution Vietnam National University, Hanoi
building VNU Library & Information Center
country Vietnam
collection VNU Digital Repository
language English
topic Vietnamese EFL learners
Vocabulary knowledge
High frequency words
Testing
spellingShingle Vietnamese EFL learners
Vocabulary knowledge
High frequency words
Testing
Yen, Dang Thi Ngoc
Vietnamese non-english majored efl university students’ receptive knowledge of the most frequent english words
description The receptive knowledge of 442 non-English majored university students in a General English program in Vietnam was measured with Webb, Sasao, and Ballance’s (2017) New Vocabulary Levels Test. It was found that despite 10 years of formal English language instruction, nearly half of the participants had not mastered the most frequent 1,000 words and more than 90% had not mastered the most frequent 2,000 words. The study calls for more attention to high-frequency words in English language instruction in Vietnamese EFL context.
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title Vietnamese non-english majored efl university students’ receptive knowledge of the most frequent english words
title_short Vietnamese non-english majored efl university students’ receptive knowledge of the most frequent english words
title_full Vietnamese non-english majored efl university students’ receptive knowledge of the most frequent english words
title_fullStr Vietnamese non-english majored efl university students’ receptive knowledge of the most frequent english words
title_full_unstemmed Vietnamese non-english majored efl university students’ receptive knowledge of the most frequent english words
title_sort vietnamese non-english majored efl university students’ receptive knowledge of the most frequent english words
publisher H. : ĐHQGHN
publishDate 2020
url http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/89354
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