The last 30 years or so have witnessed the flourishing of much scholarly work on the
association between learners' vocabulary knowledge and their language proficiency. A …

This study analyses the relationship between receptive vocabulary size in upper-
intermediate/advanced learners and EFL proficiency and the skills of reading, writing …

Abstract The Academic Word List (AWL)(Coxhead, 2000) is widely used in preparing non-
native speakers for academic courses, and it is thought that the words in this list are …

The current study investigates the extent to which receptive vocabulary size test scores can
predict second language (L2) speaking ability. Forty-six international students with an …

This study investigated the relationship between vocabulary knowledge (written and aural
receptive vocabulary size and self‐rating of vocabulary knowledge) and self‐perceptions of …

Although international students experience lower attainment at university than home
students (Morrison et al., 2005), reasons are poorly understood. Some question the role of …

To investigate the suitability of TED talks for academic listening in EAP contexts, this
research paper compares Academic Vocabulary List (AVL) representation (Gardner & …

In the higher education sector, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs play an
important role preparing an increasing number of international English as Additional …

The coverage of academic lexis is compared in a TED talk corpus (2,483 talks, 5,068,781
words) and a corpus of Yale University lectures (708 lectures, 5,523,791 words). Academic …

This paper aims to investigate if there is a relationship between English language
proficiency and the overall academic performance of Preparatory Year students in three …