Tech. Tools

I'm rebuilding this Tech. Tools section from scratch, listing and reviewing various sites and tools as needs arise and time allows. Dates in parentheses may indicate initial or more recent access.

    • Caveat: Listings do not imply recommendations. Users are responsible for determining the appropriacy and reliability of these tools for themselves and their own purposes.

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Vocabulary Size Test

  • No login necessary!
    • Select the test: My Vocabulary Size (https://my.vocabularysize.com/select/test);
      • Choose your native language (日本語);
        • Read the instructions (English); &
          • Answer the sample question.
      • Complete the test (140 items);
        • Avoid guessing;
          • Answering, "I don't know," is OK.
      • Provide necessary background info.;
        • Get your score (word families); &
          • Write it down before you leave the site!

(2019.01.24)

Mind-mapping tools

If you are seeking a suitable mind-mapping tool for the word web assignment–namely a web of vocabulary from another unit you've studied in class already (Anderson, 2013, U. 5, Vocabulary Skill, activity B, p. 67), here are a few mapping tools for you to try out:

(2018.12.19)

EnglishCentral user surveys

EnglishCentral: Pre-Use Survey

Please take this survey at the beginning of the semester, but after you've finished the Vocabulary Size Test (above).

(2019.07.12)

EnglishCentral: Post-Use Survey

Please take this survey at the end of the semester, after you've retaken the Vocabulary Size Test (above).

(2019.01.31)

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