Erwin Tschirner

• German vocabulary sizes of bilingual and monolingual elementary school students in a minority context in Graubünden, Switzerland

  Open Access•Dominique Caglia, Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•International Multilingual…•2026

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  Vocabulary size is widely recognized as a strong predictor of language proficiency and academic achievement, yet little research has examined its development in minority-language schooling contexts. This study investigated receptive German vocabulary among 193 fifth- and sixth-grade students in Romansh-medium elementary schools in Graubünden, Switzerland. Using the standardized German Vocabulary Size Test (VST), we analyzed the influence of home …

• Assessing the German vocabulary size of elementary school students in Graubünden, Switzerland

  Open Access•Dominique Caglia, Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Swiss Journal of Educational…•2025

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  Wortschatz korreliert stark mit generellen Sprachfähigkeiten und ist ein guter Prädiktor für bildungsrelevante Kompetenzen. Besonders aufschlussreich sind frequenzbasierte Wortschatztests, wie etwa der deutsche VST (‘Vocabulary Size Test’; Institut für Testforschung und Testentwicklung, 2019; Nation, 2001). In der vorliegenden Studie wurde dieser Test mit 229 Fünft- und Sechstklässler*innen aus rätoromanischen und deutschsprachigen Primarschulen …

• The Contribution of Vocabulary Knowledge to Reading Proficiency

  Open Access•Jane F Hacking, Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Foreign Language Annals•2017•Citada por: 6•Referências: 22

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  Literacy development in a second language (L2) is a key goal of college foreign language study; language programs aspire to graduate students with strong L2 reading ability. Research has shown a strong correlation between L2 vocabulary knowledge and L2 reading proficiency; however, much of this research has focused on English as a second language. Research among other language learning populations is needed to offer empirically grounded suggestio…

• The role of orthotactic probability in incidental and intentional vocabulary acquisition L1 and L2

  Open Access•Denisa Bordag, Amit Kirschenbaum et al.•ARTICLE•Second language Research•2016•Referências: 4

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  Four experiments were conducted to examine the role of orthotactic probability, i.e. the sequential letter probability, in the early stages of vocabulary acquisition by adult native speakers and advanced learners of German. The results show different effects for orthographic probability in incidental and intentional vocabulary acquisition: Whereas low orthographic probability contributed positively to incidental acquisition of novel word meanings…

• Listening and Reading Proficiency Levels of College Students

  Open Access•Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Foreign Language Annals•2016•Citada por: 12•Referências: 30

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  This article examines listening and reading proficiency levels of U.S. college foreign language students at major milestones throughout their undergraduate career. Data were collected from more than 3,000 participants studying seven languages at 21 universities and colleges across the United States. The results show that while listening proficiency appears to develop more slowly, Advanced levels of reading proficiency appear to be attainable for …

• Forthcoming in Language Teaching

  Open Access•Johannes Eckerth, Karen Schramm et al.•ARTICLE•Language Teaching•2009

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• Forthcoming in Language Teaching

  Open Access•Daniela Perani, Johannes Eckerth et al.•ARTICLE•Language Teaching•2009

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• Forthcoming in Language Teaching

  Open Access•Erwin Tschirner, Johannes Eckerth et al.•ARTICLE•Language Teaching•2008

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• Language Educational Policy and Language Learning Quality Management

  Open Access•Olaf Bärenfänger, Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Foreign Language Annals•2008•Citada por: 1•Referências: 8

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  The major goal of the Council of Europe to promote and facilitate communication and interaction among Europeans of different mother tongues has led to the development of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR). Among other things, the CEFR is intended to help language professionals reflect on their current practice and situate and coordinate their efforts. The last two objectives are similar…

• Kontakte

  Wolfgang D Elfe, Wolfgang Elfe et al.•ARTICLE•Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching…•1999

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• From Input to Output

  Open Access•Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Foreign Language Annals•1992•Referências: 4

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  Communication‐based activities which guide students from input to output offer advocates of both communicative‐and structure‐oriented approaches the opportunity to foster accurate, yet communicative, language skills in the target language. This article outlines communication‐based teaching techniques that lead students from input to output in a stimulating and motivating learning environment. Four input and four output activity types are presente…

• Listening and Reading Proficiency Levels of College Students

  Open Access•Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Foreign Language Annals•2016•Citada por: 12•Referências: 30

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  This article examines listening and reading proficiency levels of U.S. college foreign language students at major milestones throughout their undergraduate career. Data were collected from more than 3,000 participants studying seven languages at 21 universities and colleges across the United States. The results show that while listening proficiency appears to develop more slowly, Advanced levels of reading proficiency appear to be attainable for …

• The Contribution of Vocabulary Knowledge to Reading Proficiency

  Open Access•Jane F Hacking, Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Foreign Language Annals•2017•Citada por: 6•Referências: 22

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  Literacy development in a second language (L2) is a key goal of college foreign language study; language programs aspire to graduate students with strong L2 reading ability. Research has shown a strong correlation between L2 vocabulary knowledge and L2 reading proficiency; however, much of this research has focused on English as a second language. Research among other language learning populations is needed to offer empirically grounded suggestio…

• Language Educational Policy and Language Learning Quality Management

  Open Access•Olaf Bärenfänger, Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Foreign Language Annals•2008•Citada por: 1•Referências: 8

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  The major goal of the Council of Europe to promote and facilitate communication and interaction among Europeans of different mother tongues has led to the development of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR). Among other things, the CEFR is intended to help language professionals reflect on their current practice and situate and coordinate their efforts. The last two objectives are similar…

• From Input to Output

  Open Access•Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Foreign Language Annals•1992•Referências: 4

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  Communication‐based activities which guide students from input to output offer advocates of both communicative‐and structure‐oriented approaches the opportunity to foster accurate, yet communicative, language skills in the target language. This article outlines communication‐based teaching techniques that lead students from input to output in a stimulating and motivating learning environment. Four input and four output activity types are presente…

• Kontakte

  Wolfgang D Elfe, Wolfgang Elfe et al.•ARTICLE•Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching…•1999

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• Forthcoming in Language Teaching

  Open Access•Erwin Tschirner, Johannes Eckerth et al.•ARTICLE•Language Teaching•2008

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  An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button

• Language Educational Policy and Language Learning Quality Management

  Open Access•Olaf Bärenfänger, Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Foreign Language Annals•2008•Citada por: 1•Referências: 8

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  The major goal of the Council of Europe to promote and facilitate communication and interaction among Europeans of different mother tongues has led to the development of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR). Among other things, the CEFR is intended to help language professionals reflect on their current practice and situate and coordinate their efforts. The last two objectives are similar…

• Forthcoming in Language Teaching

  Open Access•Johannes Eckerth, Karen Schramm et al.•ARTICLE•Language Teaching•2009

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  An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button

• Forthcoming in Language Teaching

  Open Access•Daniela Perani, Johannes Eckerth et al.•ARTICLE•Language Teaching•2009

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  An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button

• The role of orthotactic probability in incidental and intentional vocabulary acquisition L1 and L2

  Open Access•Denisa Bordag, Amit Kirschenbaum et al.•ARTICLE•Second language Research•2016•Referências: 4

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  Four experiments were conducted to examine the role of orthotactic probability, i.e. the sequential letter probability, in the early stages of vocabulary acquisition by adult native speakers and advanced learners of German. The results show different effects for orthographic probability in incidental and intentional vocabulary acquisition: Whereas low orthographic probability contributed positively to incidental acquisition of novel word meanings…

• Listening and Reading Proficiency Levels of College Students

  Open Access•Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Foreign Language Annals•2016•Citada por: 12•Referências: 30

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  This article examines listening and reading proficiency levels of U.S. college foreign language students at major milestones throughout their undergraduate career. Data were collected from more than 3,000 participants studying seven languages at 21 universities and colleges across the United States. The results show that while listening proficiency appears to develop more slowly, Advanced levels of reading proficiency appear to be attainable for …

• The Contribution of Vocabulary Knowledge to Reading Proficiency

  Open Access•Jane F Hacking, Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Foreign Language Annals•2017•Citada por: 6•Referências: 22

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  Literacy development in a second language (L2) is a key goal of college foreign language study; language programs aspire to graduate students with strong L2 reading ability. Research has shown a strong correlation between L2 vocabulary knowledge and L2 reading proficiency; however, much of this research has focused on English as a second language. Research among other language learning populations is needed to offer empirically grounded suggestio…

• Assessing the German vocabulary size of elementary school students in Graubünden, Switzerland

  Open Access•Dominique Caglia, Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•Swiss Journal of Educational…•2025

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  Wortschatz korreliert stark mit generellen Sprachfähigkeiten und ist ein guter Prädiktor für bildungsrelevante Kompetenzen. Besonders aufschlussreich sind frequenzbasierte Wortschatztests, wie etwa der deutsche VST (‘Vocabulary Size Test’; Institut für Testforschung und Testentwicklung, 2019; Nation, 2001). In der vorliegenden Studie wurde dieser Test mit 229 Fünft- und Sechstklässler*innen aus rätoromanischen und deutschsprachigen Primarschulen …

• German vocabulary sizes of bilingual and monolingual elementary school students in a minority context in Graubünden, Switzerland

  Open Access•Dominique Caglia, Erwin Tschirner•ARTICLE•International Multilingual…•2026

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  Vocabulary size is widely recognized as a strong predictor of language proficiency and academic achievement, yet little research has examined its development in minority-language schooling contexts. This study investigated receptive German vocabulary among 193 fifth- and sixth-grade students in Romansh-medium elementary schools in Graubünden, Switzerland. Using the standardized German Vocabulary Size Test (VST), we analyzed the influence of home …

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