Graduation Year
2021
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Degree Granting Department
World Languages
Major Professor
Sanghoon Park, Ph.D.
Co-Major Professor
Sara Smith, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Matthew Foster, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Phil Smith, Ph.D.
Keywords
incidental learning, implicit learning, language input, word associations, multiword expressions, individual differences
Abstract
The current study investigated the correlation between English collocation test scores and three independent variables including vocabulary level, informal language exposure, and motivation. The study also examined which independent variable was the most influential in predicting the collocation tests scores. Data was collected using, Gyllstad’s (2007) COLLEX and COLLMATCH tests, Webb et al.’s (2017) Form A of the updated Vocabulary Levels Test, Luk and Bialystok’s (2013) Language and Social Background Questionnaire (LSBQ), and Moskovsky et al.’s (2016) L2 Motivational Self-System Questionnaire (L2MSS). Participants (N = 136) from a Saudi university completed the questionnaires. The results indicated that although there were positive relationships between the collocation scores and the three independent variables, only vocabulary level and informal language exposure were significantly correlated. Finally, the multiple regression analysis showed that vocabulary level and informal exposure were significant predictors of the learners’ collocational knowledge.
Scholar Commons Citation
Barzanji, Amal, "Investigating the Relationship between Vocabulary Size Level, Informal Exposure, Motivation, and the EFL Learners’ Collocational Knowledge in Saudi Arabia" (2021). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/9069
