Gavin BROOKS    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies    Position   Associate Professor
Date	2018/10/19
Presentation Theme	Predicting EAL Academic Ability: Implications for Vocabulary Assessment
Conference	The 5th International Conference of the Asian Association for Language Assessment Conference
Promoters	Asian Association for Language Assessment (AALA)
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Speech (General)
Contribution Type	Collaborative
Country	China
Venue	Regal Shanghai East Asia Hotel
Holding period	2018/10/19～2018/10/20
Publisher and common publisher	Gavin Brooks, Jon Clenton
Details	English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners have been shown to struggle academically in English-only learning environments. This study addresses this concern by investigating the construct validity and predictive power of four different assessment tools. These results highlight the importance of vocabulary for EAL learners and the potential for vocabulary assessment in classroom and research contexts. This paper serves as the foundation for broader research on the development of EAL-specific word lists and vocabulary assessment tools.