An ax acquisition order for EFL learners: an exploratory study  

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Mochizuki, Masamichi

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: SYSTEM: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (Full Text) vol. 28 no. 2 (Jun. 2000), page 291-304.
Topik: Ax knowledge; Vocabulary size; Order of acquisition
Fulltext: Mochizuki_Masamichi.pdf (793.63KB)

Isi artikel

Ax knowledge plays an important part in reading and vocabulary development. L1 stu- dies show that learners increase their ax knowledge incrementally through fourth grade to high school. However, little is known as to how L2 ax knowledge develops. This study investigates the relationship between L2 learners' vocabulary size and their ax knowledge and attempts to ®nd out the order of ax acquisition. The results show that L2 learners' ax knowledge correlated with their vocabulary size and that axes could be ranked in terms of accuracy order. Five factors might be responsible for the order: loan words, instruction, fre- quency of axes, frequency of words that contain a particular ax, and the polyfunctional nature of affixes.

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