Jeffrey Stewart
Tokyo University of Science
Jeffrey Stewart (Ph.D, Swansea University) is an Associate Professor at Tokyo University of Science in Kagurazaka, Shinjuku. Studies he has authored and co-authored on L2 Vocabulary Acquisition have appeared in journals such as TESOL Quarterly, Language Testing, System and Applied Linguistics (in press). Along with Jenifer Larson-Hall, he is also a co-author of the chapter "making a career of university teaching in Japan" in the recent book Teaching English at Japanese Universities.
Sessions
Forms of Vocabulary Knowledge and Reading Ability
In this study four modalities of vocabulary knowledge (Yes/No checklists, form recall, meaning recall, and meaning recognition) were correlated to the TOEIC Reading section using a bootstrapping approach. Meaning recall had the highest correlation; Yes/No tests the lowest. Meaning recognition tests (e.g., the VST) also fared relatively poorly. The implications will be discussed.