NTNU - Department of Language and Literature - VOCLEX - VOCabulary and the multilingual mental LEXicon
VOCLEX - VOCabulary and the multilingual mental LEXicon
VOCLEX (VOCabulary and the multilingual mental LEXicon) is a group focused on vocabulary research (both in first and second languages), including vocabulary acquisition, vocabulary comprehension and production, the mental lexicon, and vocabulary use in society.
Our members research vocabulary-related topics across various languages, including English, French, Spanish, and German. Our focus is on discussing ongoing projects and relevant research, and sharing experiences and expertise related to vocabulary testing and research design, including developing and sharing results from our own research.
The group is currently working on a project investigating language practices across different departments and units at NTNU, as perceived by international staff (those who did not grow up in Norway), and how these may influence their participation in the workplace. We ask whether international staff experience obstacles to reaching a level of Norwegian where they can fully participate in all activities, what these obstacles may be, and what areas of their work life are most challenging in this respect. We also ask about activities and strategies that the participants themselves find helpful to reaching the desired level of Norwegian. The aim is to inform policy-making both locally at NTNU and, in turn, nationally, to ensure that language policies contribute to international staff reaching the necessary level of Norwegian in a manner which is conducive to learning and motivation, avoids stigmatization for those who struggle with the language, and is based on the needs of the international staff themselves.
Projects and activities
Experiences of Norwegian and English among international staff at NTNU
Effects of early experiences with extramural English
Investigating computer games as a tool in the English classroom (MA thesis by Anne Kristine Skaug. Supervisor: Nicole Busby)
21.04.23 Ina Marie Kvithyll presentation of master project about learning vocabulary from reading fiction texts
30.03.23 Anne Kristine Skaug presentation of master project about the effects of computer games in the English classroom on vocabulary size
MA theses
Nordfjellmark, Konrad (2022) Extramural activities, different types of gaming and the effect on Norwegian teenagers' English language proficiency (Supervised by Anne Dahl)
Thi Kim Dung Phan (2021) The Influence of Extramural English Input on the English Proficiency of Vietnamese Students (Supervised by Anne Dahl)
Maren Langen Kjellmark (2021) La taille du vocabulaire chez des étudiants de français au niveau universitaire en Norvège [Vocabulary size in students of French at university level in Norway]. (Supervised by Kjersti Faldet Listhaug)
Odd-Karsten Reiten Nordnes (2021) TV, reading, gaming and gaining? A quantitative study on the effects of extramural exposure to authentic English in Norwegian fifteen-year-old L2 learners (Supervised by Anne Dahl)
Else Maria Rolsted Lie (2023) La taille du vocabulaire français chez des élèves au niveau lycéen en Norvège [Vocabulary size in students of French at upper secondary level in Norway] (Supervised by Kjersti Faldet Listhaug)
Maren Helene Kalhagen (2023) Norwegian first-graders’ English vocabulary knowledge and exposure to extramural English (supervised by Nicole Busby)
Ina Marie Kvithyll (2023) A novel approach: Investigating factors that predict and impact vocabulary acquisition through fiction literature in the Norwegian ESL classroom (supervised by Nicole Busby)
Members
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Anja Katrine Angelsen Deputy Head of Education/Assistant Professor
+47-73596782 anja.angelsen@ntnu.no Department of Language and Literature -
Nicole Busby Associate Professor in English linguistics and language acquisition
nicole.busby@ntnu.no Department of Language and Literature -
Anne Dahl Professor, head of Language Studies with Teacher Education
+47-73596794 anne.j.dahl@ntnu.no Department of Language and Literature -
Kjersti Faldet Listhaug Associate Professor, Vice Dean of Education
+47-73596548 +47-93459083 kjersti.listhaug@ntnu.no Department of Language and Literature -
Gro Nygård Associate Professor
+47-73596510 gro.nygard@ntnu.no Department of Language and Literature -
Nelly Foucher Stenkløv Associate Professor
+47-73550429 +47-47225865 nelly.stenklov@ntnu.no Department of Language and Literature