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Vocabulary Threshold

Vocabulary Threshold is a theoretical construct in applied linguistics that denotes the minimum size of receptive vocabulary knowledge required for a learner to achieve adequate comprehension of spoken or written input in a second language.

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2017–2026

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Variants

Lexical Threshold

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Publications

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The Percentage of Words Known in a Text and Reading Comprehension

Norbert Schmitt, Xiangying Jiang, William Grabe · Modern Language Journal · 2011 · 703 citations

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Lexical threshold revisited: Lexical text coverage, learners’ vocabulary size and reading comprehension

Batia Laufer, Geke C. Ravenhorst-Kalovski · Reading in a Foreign Language · 2010 · 638 citations · Full text

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The Threshold Level for Modern Language Learning in Schools

Geoffrey Broughton · ELT Journal · 1980 · 71 citations

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Lexical Thresholds for Reading Comprehension: What They Are and How They Can Be Used for Teaching Purposes

Batia Laufer · TESOL Quarterly · 2013 · 68 citations

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Visual recognition thresholds and dimensions of word meaning

Allan Paivio, Brian J. O’Neill · Perception & Psychophysics · 1970 · 47 citations · Full text

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Authors

19

  1. BL
    Batia Laufer

    University of Haifa, Israel

    2 publications · 706 citations

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  2. MO
    Mayumi Okamoto

    Kansai University, Japan

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  3. AJ
    Antony John Kunnan

    California State University Los Angeles, United States

    1 publications · 27 citations

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  4. KD
    Kerry Dhakal

    State Library of Ohio, United States

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. NS
    Norbert Schmitt

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 703 citations

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Institutions

21

  1. University of Haifa

    Haifa, Israel

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. West Virginia University Hospitals

    Morgantown, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    703 citations

  3. Azerbaijan University of Languages

    Baku, Azerbaijan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  4. Northern Arizona University

    Flagstaff, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    703 citations

  5. Azerbaijan University

    Baku, Azerbaijan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  6. National Pingtung University of Science and Technology

    Pingtung City, Taiwan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  7. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  8. The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College

    Afula, Israel

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    1.3K citations

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  1. Journal of English for Academic Purposes

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  2. ELT Journal

    2 publications · 93 citations

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  3. English Language Teaching

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. TESOL Quarterly

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  5. System

    1 publications · 16 citations

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