Zhan Haiyan’s scientific contributions

... Despite studies of examining an increase of vocabulary size (VS) for ELL with widely used vocabulary lists such as GSL, AWL, NGSL, (e.g., Nation & Belgar, 2007;Shin'ichi, Yan, Jie, & Haiyan, 2015;Shin, Chon & Kim, 2011), in relation to the purpose of the current study, there is a need for research available on the changes in receptive written VS (deliberate or incidental) of English language learners in Japan and a relationship with university-wide reading courses, particularly in connection to the changes from the beginning of a 15-week semester to the end, with analysis of the type of vocabulary that has been taught, and varying pedagogical approaches. As such, this study on variations of university ELLs' VS through completing a university-wide reading course is needed to guide practitioners in the field as to the type of pedagogy that need to be incorporated into instructional materials when facilitating reading classes, which could increase VS. ...

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Towards Increasing English Learners' Receptive Vocabulary Size through a university-wide Reading Course: Assessment, Approaches and Implications