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Fig. 3.1 WA distribution patterns for three types of word knowledge: nil, partial and good
Fig. 3.2 WA distribution patterns for word classes: nouns, verbs and adjectives
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Measuring the Vocabulary Knowledge of Hong Kong Primary School Second Language Learners Through Word Associations: Implications for Reading Literacy
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July 2019

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Hung Yuk Lee
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Fig. 3.1 WA distribution patterns for three types of word knowledge: nil, partial and good
Fig. 3.2 WA distribution patterns for word classes: nouns, verbs and adjectives
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Ma, Q. & Lee, H. Y. (2019). Measuring the vocabulary knowledge of young L2 learners by word associations and its implications for developing L2 reading literacy in the Hong Kong primary school context. In B. L. Reynolds & F. Teng (Eds.), English Literacy Instruction for Chinese Speakers (pp. 35-56). Palgrave.

May 2019

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Hung Yuk Lee

Adequate reading literacy skills are essential for receiving formal education and subsequently gaining full participation in society. Research into L2 reading demonstrates that L2 vocabulary knowledge is key for developing learners’ L2 reading comprehension. This chapter looks into the vocabulary knowledge measured by word associations and sheds some light on the implication of developing vocabulary knowledge to facilitate young learners’ L2 reading literacy for Hong Kong primary schools. The results show that word knowledge and word class have an important influence on young L2 learners’ word association patterns. A number of implications are proposed, including enlarging children’s vocabulary size to reach a threshold level for L2 reading, utilizing graded readers to control vocabulary and teaching words of different word classes with their preferred collocates.

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... When learners learn new words and new concepts, they also expand and consolidate their VK simultaneously by establishing associations among known words and concepts. According to Ma and Lee (2019), there are three main groups of word associations in the mental lexicon: (a) paradigmatic associations, (b) syntagmatic associations, and (c) formbased associations. Considering the proficiency level of the learners, this study focuses only on the paradigmatic associations. ...

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Development of an instrument for measuring Spanish vocabulary knowledge
Measuring the Vocabulary Knowledge of Hong Kong Primary School Second Language Learners Through Word Associations: Implications for Reading Literacy

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Hung Yuk Lee

... However, for the purpose of this study, a four-point scale was applicable because the research objectives did not intend to measure mastery of lexical items in context. Although Wesche and Paribakth (1996) developed the VKS test to assess adult ELL learners in college, this effective test is widely available and has been modified and used in many investigational studies that are primarily concerned with elementary ESL learners (Ma & Lee 2019). Aside from reporting ESL learners' self-assessment scale on their vocabulary acquisition, the learners would also have to demonstrate their knowledge based on the scales reported. ...

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The Role of Negotiated Interaction in L2 Vocabulary Acquisition among Primary ESL Learners
Ma, Q. & Lee, H. Y. (2019). Measuring the vocabulary knowledge of young L2 learners by word associations and its implications for developing L2 reading literacy in the Hong Kong primary school context. In B. L. Reynolds & F. Teng (Eds.), English Literacy Instruction for Chinese Speakers (pp. 35-56). Palgrave.

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Hung Yuk Lee