A study of the effects of an undergraduate vocabulary programme on vocabulary development and academic literacy
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Authors
Izaks, Jill
Issue Date
2015-04
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Receptive vocabulary knowledge , Word frequency levels , Academic literacy , Explicit and implicit vocabulary programmes
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Abstract
This study examined the vocabulary and academic literacy levels of undergraduate students at the University of Namibia, as well as the effects of an explicit and an implicit vocabulary programme on vocabulary development and academic literacy. The study also sought to determine the effects of the programmes on students’ attitudes about vocabulary and explicit vocabulary strategies. The relationship between students’ vocabulary size, academic literacy levels, and their self-assessment of their vocabulary knowledge was examined.
Many students had not reached the desired word mastery and did not have adequate academic literacy skills to cope with the demands of university. Students in the explicit group modestly improved receptive vocabulary knowledge at the end of the intervention but there was no significant improvement in academic literacy skills. Overall, students showed an increase in positive responses regarding their attitudes to vocabulary.
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Text in English
Citation
Izaks, Jill (2015) A study of the effects of an undergraduate vocabulary programme on vocabulary development and academic literacy, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19204>