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>From: "Pavel Samsonov" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum"    <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re:      #5631 Help on Thesis Subject
>Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:32:55 -0500

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> I am Selcuk Ozdemir. I am a research assistant and a master student at =
> the Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology at the =
> Middle East Technical University in Ankara in Turkey.=20
> Nowadays, I started my thesis studies. My focus is on activating the =
> passive vocabulary knowledge of EFL students. Some vocabulary is not =
> used in writing or speaking even if they are understood when heard or =
> read by EFL students. Since I have the same diffuculty, I want to  =
> develop a computer application (on Internet or local) to force the EFL =
> students to use all vocabulary they already know for the students at the =
> age level of 14 in a high school and search this subject as my master =
> thesis.
> Is there anyone who knows any on-line resource on the subject =
> "activating passive vocabulary knowledge" or "increasing use of =
> frequency of passive vocabulary"
>
> Your helps will be highly appreciated
>
> Selcuk Ozdemir

Selcuk, you may want to subscribe to the FLTEACH (Foreign Language Teachers)
listsevr at http://listserv.buffalo.edu/user/sub.html

which discusses such issues regularly. Looking into their archive will be a
good idea - I remember this question was heavily debated about three month
ago.

You can also get advice from Steven Krashen , yes, THE Steven Krashen, he is
an activie participant of the list.

With compliments,

Pavel (Paul) Samsonov
EDAD, College of Education,
Texas A&M University
tel. (979) 862-7771 (lab)
      (979) 862-9152 (home)
fax (979) 862-4347
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