PCP 2020
DOI: 10.37546/jaltpcp2019-34
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Vocabulary Usage in Second Language Presentations

Abstract: While oral presentations are an important part of many university classes, because of the time and effort needed to transcribe spoken presentations for analysis, presentations are an underrepresented area of research. In order to help better understand the vocabulary used in oral presentations, 22 impromptu and prepared presentations from 11 first-year students were analyzed for lexical diversity using three different measures. The lexical diversity of these presentations was then correlated to a measure of th… Show more

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“…An analysis of the uVLT (see Table 1) showed that the students' vocabulary knowledge was consistent with intermediate Japanese L2 English learners (Brooks, 2020). The majority of the participants were able to master the first two bands of the uVLT, showing that they were proficient with the higher-frequency word bands.…”
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confidence: 74%
“…An analysis of the uVLT (see Table 1) showed that the students' vocabulary knowledge was consistent with intermediate Japanese L2 English learners (Brooks, 2020). The majority of the participants were able to master the first two bands of the uVLT, showing that they were proficient with the higher-frequency word bands.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 74%