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The Level of Spoken Vocabulary Used by University English Professors and Its Effect on Students

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dc.creator Omid Zarei
dc.date 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:19:11Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:19:11Z
dc.identifier 1305-9076
dc.identifier 1305-905X
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/bed73a0b48294d77bfb298abe2e7c32b
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/19644
dc.description It seems that the vocabulary knowledge of Iranian university students for English translation is below minimal comprehension. One possible factor affecting the vocabulary knowledge of students is the oral input presented by professors in their classes. This research seeks to analyze the role of oral input in vocabulary learning. For this reason, twenty- three content courses from B.A. English translation syllabus were selected. Hence, the professors` lectures were recorded and then transcribed. Next the data was analyzed with Range 32, the software developed by Paul Nation. The findings revealed that almost ninety percent of the oral vocabulary items used by professors were in the first 1000 word families that are the most frequent words in English. Moreover, the results showed that the level of vocabulary items used by professors did not change over the past semesters. Therefore, it is clear that one of the possible reasons for students’ inadequate vocabulary knowledge is lack of rich oral input, because students do not have sufficiently strong motivation to work harder to comprehend their instructors. The results of this research bring into focus the need for more systematic preparation and presentation of the vocabulary items in the course syllabus.
dc.language English
dc.language Turskish
dc.publisher World Education, Science, Research and Counseling Center
dc.relation http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/269/pdf_58
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1305-9076
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1305-905X
dc.rights CC BY-NC
dc.source Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences , Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 126-139 (2011)
dc.subject EFL
dc.subject word family
dc.subject word list
dc.subject word type
dc.subject vocabulary learning
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title The Level of Spoken Vocabulary Used by University English Professors and Its Effect on Students
dc.type article


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