Research Perspectives in Language and Education

David Hirsh is Associate Professor at theUniversity of Sydney where he teaches on theMaster of Education (TESOL) program andsupervises doctoral students in the areas ofvocabulary studies and higher education. Hisresearch interests include second languagevocabulary, second language writing andlanguage revitalization. He has publishedwidely in these areas of research.

• DAVID : Introduction — XUAN WANG : The Relationship between Vocabulary Size and Reading Ability: Measuring Vocabulary Size both Receptively and Productively — YAN LI : The Role of Vocabulary Knowledge in Second Language Writing — APISAK SUKYING : A Taxonomy of English Affix Acquisition in EFL Learners — MAKOTO TAKENOYA : Pronunciation Instructions in Japanese Elementary School English Textbooks — RAHMA FITRIANA / DAVID HIRSH : EFL Learner Perceptions on Translanguaging — MARIANA SÁEZ : Use of Language Learning Strategies in Textbooks: A Comparative Stud — WENJUN BU / DAVID HIRSH : To Speak or Not To Speak: Chinese International Students’ Considerations of Oral Participation and Quietness in Australian Tutorials — QIAN YANG / DAVID HIRSH : Academic Adaptation of International Students in Higher Education — Notes on Contributors.