Derivative Word Forms: What Do Learners Know? Schmitt, N. & Zimmerman, C.B., (2002). TESOL Quarterly, 36(2), 145-169. Presented by Cheryl Boyd Zimmerman,
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Derivative Word Forms: What Do Learners Know?
Schmitt, N. & Zimmerman, C.B., (2002).
TESOL Quarterly, 36(2), 145-169.
Presented by Cheryl Boyd Zimmerman, Ph.D.
TESOL ProgramDepartment of Modern Languages and Literatures
CSUFcbzimmerman@fullerton.edu
November 3, 2010
Background of Study Common Assumption
Previous Research
Resulting Research Design for this Study
Examples of Words from The Academic Word List (AWL )
Authority Assume Traditional Select Philosophy Access Ethnic Liberal
Minimum Release Survive Ideology Inevitably Coherent Persist
Coxhead, A. (2000). A new academic word list. TESOL Quarterly, 34, 213-238.
Research Design
Word Family Knowledge is studied in how it relates to Overall Word Knowledge.
Overall word knowledge is addressed with a scale approach (Test of Academic Lexicon: TAL)
Word Family Knowledge is addressed with a productive derivative test (Later referred to as Test of English Derivatives: TED)
Test of Academic Lexicon (TAL) A
I don’t know the word
BI have seen the word
before but am not sure
of the meaning.
CI understand
the word when I see or
hear it in a sentence but I don’t know how to use it
in my own speaking or
writing.
DI know the
word and can use it in my
own speaking and writing
[If you select this one,
please write a SENTENCE which uses
the word and shows its
meaning. ]
1. Stimulate
2. Sloist
Test of English Derivatives (TED)
Example:PreciseNoun A doctor must work with
________.Verb A doctor ___________.Adjective Medical care requires _____ work. Adverb Doctors must work _____________.
Test of English Derivatives (TED)
Example:PreciseNoun A doctor must work with precision.Verb A doctor _____X______.Adjective Medical care requires precise
work. Adverb Doctors must work precisely.
Derivative Forms Produced for Words Rated at Each TAL Level
(Abridged form of Table 3 ; n=86)
A B C D
ALL WORDS
ESL 35.9% 44.2% 50.6% 60.9%
NOUNS
ESL 23.5% 38.6% 55.8% 68.1%
VERBS
ESL 26.1% 54.0 57.5 73.8
ADJECTIVES
ESL 47.1 40.3 46.3 53.7
ADVERBS
ESL 47.1 43.8 42.9 48.0
Derivative Forms Produced for Words Rated at Each TAL Level
A B C D
ALL WORDS
ESL 35.9% 44.2% 50.6% 60.9%
MA-ELT 87.5 83.3 74.1 79.4
ESL & MA-ELT 36.8 44.8 53.0 65.5
Native Speakers
- - - 91.2
Words for Which Participants ProducedZero, One, Two, Three and Four Derivative Forms
0 1 2 3 4
ESL & MA-ELT
5.5 18.3 28.4 29.5 18.2
Conclusion• So the jump from receptive to productive
knowledge is reflected in better mastery of productive derivative forms in each of the 4 word classes.
ButBut• The assumption that learners automatically
pick up the various derivative forms is probably incorrect.
Bottom LineTo Know a Word means
to know a great deal about it.
Derivative knowledge cannot be taken
for granted.
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