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The Role of Vocabulary Use in EFL Essay Writing #682

Sun, Nov 22, 16:45-17:10 JST | Zoom 11
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This presentation will deal with the role of vocabulary in EFL essay writing. When assessing vocabulary in learners’ essays, raters and the instructors should take into consideration the relation between passive and active vocabulary knowledge. Based on the result of data analyses, the presentation will discuss the construct reflecting the continuum of these two types of vocabulary knowledge and the possibility to convert vocabulary use from passive to active.

Kei Miyazaki

Kei Miyazaki

Tokai University
Kei Miyazaki is Professor of English at International Education Center of Tokai University. His research field is EFL, especially classroom-based language testing and assessment.