This thesis constitutes a mixed-methods enquiry into how vocabulary develops across
adolescence, within the context of New Zealand secondary schools. A quantitative approach …

This article examines the extent to which different groups of university students have shared
vocabulary needs. Previous research in this area is limited in that it:(i) has focused on items …

While attending a conference in Brazil in 1998, the first author came across a store
specializing in video games called “Game Over.” When asked if the locals knew what that …

This study investigates undergraduate students' vocabulary size, and their use of formulaic
language. Using the Vocabulary Levels Test (Laufer and Nation 1995), it measures the …

Scholars have characterized school texts, especially those in content areas, as using a
special register called academic language. Cummins (1979, 1984), in particular …

The primary objective of this study was to investigate the role of content knowledge on topic
choice in writing. Children's knowledge on topics they wanted to write about (want topics) …

Abstract Knowledge of core academic vocabulary plays a major role in many gate keeping
tests for higher education and is critical to successful academic performance. While …

The purpose of this study was to examine multiple dimensions of written language produced
by eighty-nine children in grades 2, 3, and 4 in narrative and expository writing samples …

This study investigates the use of vocabulary from input texts in English for academic
purposes (EAP) writing tasks in the context of writing in a university in Aotearoa/New …

This study aimed to provide objective indicators for learners and teachers when they select
and apply a series of children's literature suitable for each school year. As an additional …