GCSE, A-Level, degree, CEFR and vocabulary size
I found this article (limited in its scope but still) quite interesting:
http://www.llas.ac.uk/resources/paper/2715
The author compared average vocabulary size of GCSE French candidates, A-Level French candidates, language degree graduates and foreigners learning English as a foreign language to the expected vocabulary size at different levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). They find that English pupils learning French have a relative small French vocabulary as compared to the CEFR level they are commonly placed at.
I was personally quite surprised the vocabulary of graduates seems to be relatively small. I'm sure they must be ignoring passive vocabulary here.
http://www.llas.ac.uk/resources/paper/2715
The author compared average vocabulary size of GCSE French candidates, A-Level French candidates, language degree graduates and foreigners learning English as a foreign language to the expected vocabulary size at different levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). They find that English pupils learning French have a relative small French vocabulary as compared to the CEFR level they are commonly placed at.
I was personally quite surprised the vocabulary of graduates seems to be relatively small. I'm sure they must be ignoring passive vocabulary here.
(edited 12 years ago)
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