Predictors of the lexical competence of future teachers

Abstract

The development of lexical competence is a key factor in all educational stages where the teacher not only acts as a guide but also as a linguistic model. The objective of this research is to know which are the factors that are related to the lexical flow of future teachers. To collect and process the data, the methodological guidelines of an established discipline, lexical availability, are taken as a reference. The sample is made up of 171 students from the master’s degree in Teaching at the University of Malaga. The main predictors of the Spanish lexicon found in the linear regression analysis are the foreign language lexicon, the master's specialty, the ability to identify technicalities and reading habits. These findings open new avenues of research in the field of lexical availability and invite us to reflect on the promotion of specific programs to improve linguistic competence.