VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE AND ADVANCED LISTENING COMPREHENSION IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• Published in: Studies in second language acquisition Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 577 - 607
• Main Author: Staehr, Lars Stenius
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.12.2009
• Subjects: Advanced Students; Correlation; Danish; Danish language; English (Second Language); English as a second language; English as a Second Language Learning; English as a Second Language Tests; English language learners; English proficiency; Hearing tests; Indo European Languages; Language comprehension; Language Proficiency; Language Skills; Language Tests; Listening Comprehension; Listening Comprehension Tests; Listening skills; Native Speakers; Nonnative languages; Prediction; Reading comprehension; Reading Research; Role; Scores; Second Language Learning; Vocabulary; Vocabulary Development; Vocabulary Size; Words
• ISSN: 0272-2631; 1470-1545
• DOI: 10.1017/S0272263109990039

This article presents an empirical study that investigates the role of vocabulary knowledge in listening comprehension with 115 advanced Danish learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). The dimensions of depth and breadth of vocabulary knowledge (measured by the Vocabulary Levels Test and the...