CHAPTER VI DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
6.7 Recommendations for future studies
Based on the limitations of the current study, future research may assess vocabulary sizes and collocational knowledge at different education levels, such as primary, junior, or senior high levels. Furthermore, the present study assessed knowledge of lexical collocations; however, grammatical collocations should also be measured to better understand English collocational knowledge. In addition, this study assessed knowledge of vocabulary sizes and lexical collocations among English majors.
Therefore, future studies with a more heterogeneous population may be needed to compare the differences in vocabulary acquisition performance at different education levels and different majors. Moreover, other tests can be devised to measure vocabulary knowledge among Thai EFL learners. In addition, the qualitative methodology can be improved by using other instruments, such as observation, questionnaires, and interviews. Also, further studies may focus on assessing the
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knowledge of more types of English collocations. Finally, the current research only investigated vocabulary knowledge in the Thai EFL context. So, future studies may conduct in different countries, especially in an ESP context.
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APPENDICES
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Appendix A: The New Vocabulary Levels Test (NVLT)
Directions: Please follow the example, choose the word corresponding to the meaning, and fill in the correct word number in the line. Please complete all items within 30 minutes.
Example:
l. business
2. clock 6 part of a house 3. horse 3 animal with four legs 4. pencil 4 something used for writing 5. shoe
6. wall
The 2000-word level 1. copy
2. event 6 end or highest point 3. motor 3 this moves a car
4. pity 1 thing made to be like another 5. profit
6. tip 1. admire
2. complain 6 make wider or longer 3. fix 5 bring in for the first time 4. hire 1 have a high opinion of someone 5. introduce
6. stretch
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1. arrange
2. develop 2 grow 3. lean 1 put in order
4. owe 5 like more than something else 5. prefer
6. seize 1. basket
2. crop 4 money paid regularly for doing a job 3. flesh 5 heat
4. salary 3 meat 5. temperature
6. thread
The 3000-word level 1. bull
2. champion 3 formal and serious manner 3. dignity 2 a winner of a sporting event
4. hell 5 building where valuable objects are shown 5. museum
6. solution 1. atmosphere
2. counsel 2 advice
3. factor 5 a place covered with grass 4. hen 4 female chicken
5. lawn 6. muscle 1. abandon
2. dwell 2 live in a place
3. oblige 4 follow in order to catch 4. pursue 1 leave something permanently 5. quote
6. resolve
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1. marble
2. palm 2 inner surface of your hand 3.ridge 6 excited feeling
4. scheme 4 plan 5. statue
6. thrill
Academic vocabulary 1. access
2. gender 2 male or female 3. implementation 6 study of the mind 4. license 1 entrance or way in 5. orientation
6. psychology 1. alter
2. coincide 1 change 3. deny 3 say something is not true 4. devote 6 describe clearly and exactly 5. release
6. specify 1. explicit
2. final 2 last 3. negative 5 stiff 4. professional 3 meaning no or not 5. rigid
6. sole
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1. accumulation
2. edition 1 collecting things over time
3. guarantee 3 promise to repair a broken product
4. media 5 feeling a strong reason or need to do something 5. motivation
6. phenomenon The 5000-word level 1. analysis
2. curb 6 eagerness
3. gravel 4 loans to buy a house
4. mortgage 3 small stones mixed with sand 5. scar
6. zeal
1. contemplate
2. extract 1 think about deeply 3. gamble 6 bring back to health 4. launch 5 make someone angry 5. provoke
6. revive 1. desolate
2. fragrant 6 good for your health 3. gloomy 2 sweet-smelling
4. profound 3 dark or sad 5. radical
6. wholesome
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1. decent
2. frail 2 weak
3. harsh 5 concerning a city 4. incredible 4 difficult to believe 5. municipal
6. specific
The 10000-word level 1. alabaster
2. chandelier 4 small barrel 3. dogma 1 soft white stone 4. keg 5 tools for shaping wood 5. rasp
6. tentacle 1. dissipate
2. flaunt 4 teal
3. impede 1 scatter or vanish
4. loot 5 twists the body about uncomfortably 5. squirm
6. vie 1. indolent
2. nocturnal 1 lazy
3. obsolete 3 no longer used 4. torrid 6 clever and tricky 5. translucent
6. wily