المجلة الجزائرية للأبحاث والدراسات
Volume 7, Numéro 3, Pages 151-169
2024-07-31

Scrutinizing Algerian Efl Learners’ Collocational Knowledge And Vocabulary Level



Authors : Chioukh Chadia .

Abstract

The present study investigates the relationship between collocational knowledge and vocabulary proficiency among Algerian EFL Master One students. A sample of 53 (out of 110) participants was examined using The Vocabulary-Size of Controlled Productive Ability Test, designed by Laufer and Nation (1999), to assess their vocabulary level and COLLEX 5 test, devised by Gyllstad (2007), to scrutinize their collocational knowledge. Similarly, the study aims to determine the sample’s overall proficiency in the two language aspects, namely vocabulary and collocations. More importantly, it seeks to disclose whether a correlation exists between these two aspects. Despite the well-documented significance of vocabulary and collocations in second/ foreign language acquisition, research in the Algerian context remains scarce. Hence, the present research attempts to fill the gap in this area by providing empirical evidence on any existing interplay between vocabulary level and collocational knowledge. The findings revealed that many of the participants showed an average level of English collocational knowledge. Meanwhile, a considerable portion demonstrated a low vocabulary level. As for the interconnectedness of the two aspects, the explanatory correlational analysis revealed a strong interplay (p-value=.670). Eventually, the findings underscore the imperative of integrating pedagogical materials to effectively instruct vocabulary and collocations in Algerian higher education English language syllabi.

Keywords

Vocabulary Level Collocation Collocation knowledge Correlation Vocabulary Level Test COLLEX 5

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