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Modeling Individual Differences in Breadth and Depth of L2 Vocabulary Knowledge Development: A SEM Approach

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This study investigates how aptitude, motivation, strategy use, and language processing experience operate in tandem to contribute to breadth and depth of L2 vocabulary knowledge development. Participants included 141 Korean EFL learners in university English courses. The learners completed the Korean version of the Modern Language Aptitude Test, the Attitude/Motivation Test Battery, the Vocabulary Learning Strategies Survey, and a background questionnaire. Vocabulary breadth and depth were measured by the Vocabulary Level Test and the Word Associates Test, respectively. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results revealed support for the following model: (a) aptitude positively influenced vocabulary breadth development; (b) motivation positively influenced vocabulary depth development through the mediation of language processing experience; and (c) motivation positively influenced strategy use, but strategy use did not significantly influence vocabulary acquisition. By considering the combined effects of cognitive and motivational factors, this study expands upon previous research conducted with a single focus on individual differences in lexical development. The results also shed light on the role of motivation, which has received inadequate attention in the literature on L2 vocabulary development. The implications of these findings also are discussed in relation to L2 vocabulary instruction.

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This study investigates how aptitude, motivation, strategy use, and language processing experience operate in tandem to contribute to breadth and depth of L2 vocabulary knowledge development. Participants included 141 Korean EFL learners in university English courses. The learners completed the Korean version of the Modern Language Aptitude Test, the Attitude/Motivation Test Battery, the Vocabulary Learning Strategies Survey, and a background questionnaire. Vocabulary breadth and depth were measured by the Vocabulary Level Test and the Word Associates Test, respectively. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results revealed support for the following model: (a) aptitude positively influenced vocabulary breadth development; (b) motivation positively influenced vocabulary depth development through the mediation of language processing experience; and (c) motivation positively influenced strategy use, but strategy use did not significantly influence vocabulary acquisition. By considering the combined effects of cognitive and motivational factors, this study expands upon previous research conducted with a single focus on individual differences in lexical development. The results also shed light on the role of motivation, which has received inadequate attention in the literature on L2 vocabulary development. The implications of these findings also are discussed in relation to L2 vocabulary instruction.

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