Interim evaluation: Guðmundur Edgarsson

Interim evaluation: Guðmundur Edgarsson Tuesday 27th May 2025 at 1 pm.

Academic English Vocabulary among Icelandic Secondary Students and its Association with Academic Reading Comprehension and General Vocabulary

The aim of this PhD research is to examine the knowledge of English academic vocabulary among 17–18-year-old upper secondary school students in Iceland, with reference to their reading comprehension of academic and scholarly texts, as well as their knowledge of general vocabulary, in comparison with their peers in Scandinavia. Additionally, students‘ academic vocabulary will be compared to previous measurements.

The evaluation is in two parts: First the doctoral student ‘s presentation of his report at 1 -2 pm in room G-139, Gimli. The presentation is open to postgraduate students and staff of the School of Education. The presentation will be on Zoom: https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/68022101230          

Secondly, a review meeting for a discussion of the report. The meeting is open only to the doctoral student and the evaluation committee. The purpose of the evaluation is twofold, as the rules of the Doctoral School indicate: To evaluate the doctoral student‘s competence in conducting the proposed doctoral research project and to provide her with feedback to do this as well as may be.

External examiners are Dr Elín Þöll Þórðardóttir Professor at McGill University, Montreal, Canada and Dr Sif Einarsdóttir Professor at University of Iceland. Lead supervisor is Dr Sigríður Ólafsdóttir Associate Professor at the School of Education, University of Iceland and co-supervisor Dr Jóhanna Thelma Einarsdóttir Professor at the School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland. Dr Amalía Björnsdóttir is heading the evaluation committee and will conduct the evaluation meeting and Steingerður Ólafsdóttir will act as secretary.