摘要：
This study examined the influence of language contact and vocabulary
knowledge on the speaking performance of 73 Japanese students in
English language schools in New Zealand. The participants completed
a language contact profile questionnaire and a vocabulary test,
and were administered a story retelling task (which constituted
the measure of speaking performance). The results revealed that
vocabulary knowledge correlated with fluency, accuracy, complexity,
and global impression aspects of speaking performance. Time spent
on the following were also found to correlate positively with various
aspects of speaking performance: studying English, staying in English-speaking
countries, speaking English outside of school, speaking English
with non-native English speakers, and reading. In contrast, time
spent watching television was found to negatively correlate with
speaking accuracy.
