Lexical Availability in a Foreign Language

Lexical Availability in a Foreign Language

1. Definition

   • Availability
     • The quality of being able to be used or obtained.
   • Lexicon
     • It is the knowledge that a native speaker has about a language
       • Lexical categorization
       • The form and meanings of words and phrases
       • Relationships between words and phrases, and categories of words and phrases.

2. Objective

   • To develop a self-learning metacognitive strategy based on lexical availability for future teachers in EFLprogram

3. Instruments

   • Interviews
     • 68 students from LEBEI
   • Lexical Availability Test

4. Theoretical Framework

   • Bartol (2010)
     • Lexicon as the most complex component
   • Plan Nacional de Inglés (2014)
     • Students and teacher do not achieve good results.
   • Jimenez (2014)
     • Great tool for the learning and teaching process of languages
       • Lacks of vocabulary knowledge
   • Zimmerman and Schunk (2008)
     • The person decides what to learn
       • Goals

5. Research Questions

   • How does a self-learning metacognitive strategy based on lexical availability affect undergraduate students’ proficiency an EFL teaching program?
     • How does a self-learning metacognitive strategy based on lexical availability influence undergraduate students’ proficiency level in an EFL teaching program?