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An Investigation into the Academic Vocabulary Knowledge of PolyU Students
(TDG 2005/09)
Leader: Dr. Bruce Morrison [ELC]
Leader's email: ecbruce@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Other Members: Dr. Freeman Chan [ELC], Ms. Linda Lin [ELC], Dr. Gillian Humphreys [ENGL], Ms. Sonia Cheung, Ms. Anna Cheung
(TDG 2005/09)
Leader: Dr. Bruce Morrison [ELC]
Leader's email: ecbruce@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Other Members: Dr. Freeman Chan [ELC], Ms. Linda Lin [ELC], Dr. Gillian Humphreys [ENGL], Ms. Sonia Cheung, Ms. Anna Cheung
Objectives:
- To provide empirical data and researched conclusions on:
- the size of PolyU students' academic vocabulary;
- the difference between students' receptive and productive vocabulary knowledge, and the size of the activated academic vocabulary that they integrate into their writing; and
- the differences in academic vocabulary knowledge between students from Chinese-medium schools and English-medium schools, and between higher diploma students and degree students
- To develop a computerized vocabulary testing system on the English Language Centre's (ELC) MOODLE web platform, to allow students to self-test their vocabulary.
- To provide directions for the development of English language learning and teaching materials to be used across the University.
Remarks:
Outcomes & Deliverables:
- Computerized vocabulary testing system
- Conference paper delivered at the International Conference on Literature, Languages and Linguistics in Athens, Greece (27-31 July 2008)
- Presentation on TVB programmes
- Presentation at a staff development session at City University of Hong Kong: "Medium of Instruction in Secondary Schools and Academic Vocabulary Size of Tertiary Students."
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