The association between vocabulary size and language dominance of bilingual Malay-English undergraduates

• Main Authors: Rahman, Arifur, Ngee, Thai Yap, Ramiza Darmi,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15887/1/21672-91328-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15887/; http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1152

Bilingual learners' inadequate English vocabulary size is one of the most frequently stated problems in applied linguistics. Using mostly qualitative case studies, earlier findings reported several factors (e.g. negative attitude, lack of exposure, poor proficiency, and age of acquisition) as...