Vocabulary is a complex intermediate component between oral and written language, which the influence on associated skills general language abilities (e.g., decoding processing, comprehension) has been largely studied in children, suggesting its important role literacy. The main aim of this article to review some questions vocabulary assessment stimulation children identify advantage new techno...

This meta-analysis examines the effects of vocabulary interventions on pre-K and kindergarten children’s oral language development. The authors quantitatively reviewed 67 studies and 216 effect sizes to better understand the impact of training on word learning. Results indicated an overall effect size of .88, demonstrating, on average, a gain of nearly one standard deviation on vocabulary measu...

This study examines vocabulary growth in two dimensions, receptive and controlled productive, and the interrelationship between these dimensions. The study focuses on the 2000, 3000, 5000 and academic word list levels. Data were collected from 41 high school students in China. The participants completed a pre-test in the third week of the first semester, and a post-test ten weeks later. The fin...

Traditionally, vocabulary was neglected in language teaching programs and curriculums for the sake of grammar and other parts of language. Nowadays, however, researchers have realized that vocabulary is an important part of language learning and teaching and worthy of attention and research. A proliferation of studies done on vocabulary can be taken as a proof to it. Students are, however, repo...

The current study investigated the effectiveness of genre-based instruction on the development of EFL learners’ writing skills. Participants were 34 undergraduate students majoring in textile engineering at an Iranian state university, and they had enrolled in the English for specific academic purposes course. Participants were taught how to write 4 types of business letters, highlighting the p...

Students whose primary native language differs from the taught in their school require specialized instruction and creative teaching strategies. Readers’ theatre is an evidence-based practice that builds skills English learners. This technique was used a diverse kindergarten classroom to increase oral fluency vocabulary. Social literacy were also targeted. paper examines benefits of using role-...