The present study investigates relationships between three modalities of vocabulary knowledge (passive recognition, active recall and free active written) within two different learning contexts. Participants were 142 non-English majored EFL learners at Prince of Songkla University (PSU) in Thailand and South China Agricultural University (SCAU). It was found that the passive recognition vocabulary sizes of PSU and SCAU students were above 3,000 word families when their one-year Foundation English course ended. With regard to active recall vocabulary sizes, PSU students had 1,118 and SCAU students had 1,456 word families. Significant correlations were found between passive recognition and active recall vocabularies of PSU students (.625) and their SCAU counterparts (.619). However, correlations between passive recognition vocabulary size and free active written vocabulary size were different in the two learning contexts with a slightly significant positive correlation for SCAU students (.232) and no significant correlation for PSU learners.
自98年Laufer两次进行广度结合强度的三层面英语词汇知识研究后,Laufer et al于2004年两次进行了四层面词汇知识研究,首次提出并正在进行词汇广度结合强度的计算机机测的研究工作。在词汇研究领域原有的广度和深度上,又开辟了一条新的道路。文章试讨论80年代以来国内外就测试英语词汇的广度、深度和强度的主要研究,尝试探讨这些研究对我们英语词汇测试研究与词汇学习的启示。
