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Overview

Norbert Schmitt is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Arts and Humanities, Psychology, and Computer Science, with a focus on Language and Linguistics, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence as subfields.

The main research topics Norbert Schmitt has contributed to include:

  • Second Language Acquisition and Learning
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques
  • Lexicography and Language Studies
  • Translation Studies and Practices
  • EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Linguistic Research and Analysis
  • Text Readability and Simplification

Their recent publications highlight a range of subjects within language teaching and linguistics, including:

  • Introducing Knowledge-based Vocabulary Lists (KVL), 2021, TESOL Journal
  • Norbert Schmitt's essential bookshelf: Formulaic language, 2022, Language Teaching
  • Index, 2020, Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • Enquête sur l'intérêt du dossier pharmaceutique dans un Centre expert de nutrition parentérale à domicile pour adultes (NPAD), 2023, Nutrition Clinique et Métabolisme
  • Begleitung eines Sprachförderprogrammes vor und während der Schuleingangsphase mittels LiSe-DaZ Sprachscreening durch Ärzt*innen des Kinder- und Jugendärztlichen Dienstes in Dresden, 2025, Das Gesundheitswesen

In terms of book publications, Norbert Schmitt has contributed to works published by Cambridge University Press and University of Toronto Press. These include:

  • Vocabulary in Language Teaching, 2020, Cambridge University Press
  • Knowledge-based Vocabulary Lists, 2024, University of Toronto Press

Frequent collaborators in Norbert Schmitt's research include Diane Schmitt, Karen Dunn, Barry O'Sullivan, Laurence Anthony, and Benjamin Kremmel.

Norbert Schmitt has published in several notable academic venues, including:

  • TESOL Journal
  • Language Teaching
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • Nutrition Clinique et Métabolisme
  • Das Gesundheitswesen

Best Publications

  • Vocabulary in Language Teaching

    Norbert Schmitt

  • Researching Vocabulary: A Vocabulary Research Manual

    Norbert Schmitt

  • Developing and exploring the behaviour of two new versions of the Vocabulary Levels Test

    Norbert Schmitt;Diane Schmitt;Caroline Clapham

  • Vocabulary : description, acquisition and pedagogy

    Norbert Schmitt;Michael McCarthy

  • REVIEW ARTICLE: INSTRUCTED SECOND LANGUAGE VOCABULARY LEARNING

    Norbert Schmitt

  • A New Approach to Assessing Strategic Learning: The Case of Self-Regulation in Vocabulary Acquisition

    Wen-Ta Tseng;Zoltán Dörnyei;Norbert Schmitt

  • Vocabulary acquisition from extensive reading: A case study

    Maria Pigada;Norbert Schmitt

  • The Percentage of Words Known in a Text and Reading Comprehension.

    Norbert Schmitt;Xiangying Jiang;William Grabe

  • Formulaic Sequences: Are They Processed More Quickly than Nonformulaic Language by Native and Nonnative Speakers?

    Kathy Conklin;Norbert Schmitt

  • An Introduction to Applied Linguistics

    Norbert Schmitt

  • RESEARCHING VOCABULARY THROUGH A WORD KNOWLEDGE FRAMEWORK Word Associations and Verbal Suffixes

    Norbert Schmitt;Paul Meara

  • Tracking the Incremental Acquisition of Second Language Vocabulary: A Longitudinal Study

    Norbert Schmitt

  • Size and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge: What the Research Shows

    Norbert Schmitt

  • A reassessment of frequency and vocabulary size in L2 vocabulary teaching

    Norbert Schmitt;Diane Schmitt

  • A Phrasal Expressions List

    Ron Martinez;Norbert Schmitt

  • Lexical Coverage in L1 and L2 Listening Comprehension: The Same or Different from Reading Comprehension?

    Hilde van Zeeland;Norbert Schmitt

  • To What Extent Do Native and Non-Native Writers Make Use of Collocations?.

    Philip Durrant;Norbert Schmitt

  • Incidental vocabulary acquisition from an authentic novel: Do Things Fall Apart?

    Ana Pellicer-Sanchez;Norbert Schmitt

  • Vocabulary notebooks: theoretical underpinnings and practical suggestions

    Norbert Schmitt;Diane Schmitt

  • Derivative Word Forms: What Do Learners Know?

    Norbert Schmitt;Cheryl Boyd Zimmerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey Underwood
Geoffrey Underwood University of Nottingham
Ronald Carter
Ronald Carter University of Nottingham
Zoltán Dörnyei
Zoltán Dörnyei University of Nottingham
Paul Nation
Paul Nation Victoria University of Wellington
Paul Meara
Paul Meara Swansea University
William Grabe
William Grabe Northern Arizona University

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