Lexical Facility

Coins the term lexical facility to analyse second language performer differences
Establishes a consistent framework to measure size and retrieval speed of vocabulary
Creates a new method of analysis to measure second language performance

Autorentext

Michael Harrington teaches in the postgraduate program in Applied Linguistics at the University of Queensland, Australia. He publishes in second language acquisition, second language lexical and cognitive processes, and testing and assessment.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Size as a dimension of L2 Vocabulary SkillChapter 2. Measuring Recognition Vocabulary SizeChapter 3. Word recognition skill as an aspect of L2 vocabulary knowledgeChapter 4. Lexical Facility: Bringing size and speed togetherChapter 5. Measuring lexical facilityChapter 6. Lexical Facility as an index of L2 ProficiencyChapter 7. Lexical Facility and Academic English ProficiencyChapter 8. Lexical Facility and IELTS performanceChapter 9. Lexical Facility and Language Program PlacementChapter 10. Lexical Facility and academic performance in EnglishChapter 11. The effect of Lexical FacilityChapter 12. The future of Lexical Facility