The The Acquisition of Vocabulary Knowledge in Thai EFL High School Students
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Vocabulary knowledge is a multidimensional construct and requires the incremental learning process. Therefore, different vocabulary measures may be appropriate at the different stages of acquisition. This study investigates the acquisition of vocabulary knowledge aspects: form, meaning, and use. One hundred and fifty-four Thai EFL students were tested on their receptive and productive knowledge of these aspects, specifically word parts, form-meaning link, and collocation knowledge. The findings showed that word form is easier to acquire, followed by the meaning and use of a word. The correlation analysis revealed that all word knowledge aspects were interrelated in learning. Moreover, exposure to vocabulary has a positive effect on vocabulary acquisition, and each of the word knowledge aspects contributes to receptive and productive vocabulary development.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลที่ตีพิมพ์ลงในวารสารมนุษย์กับสังคม ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบโดยตรงของผู้เขียนซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสารไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยหรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใดๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารมนุษย์กับสังคม ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อต้องอ้างอิงวาสาร
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