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Revisiting the role of breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge in reading comprehension

Cogent Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge in reading comprehension at Debre Markos University. A quantitative approach was taken to gather and analyze the data.
Animut Tadele
exaly   +5 more sources

The Relationship Between Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Their Breadth and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge [PDF]

Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2023
onsidering the appreciated role that lexis plays in learning an additional language, research studies addressing vocabulary knowledge have attracted the attention of language teachers and researchers.
Roqaye Oladini, Farhad Mazlum, Mahdi Dasta   +2 more
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Depth and Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge as Predictors of Narrative, Descriptive and Argumentative Writing [PDF]

Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2022
Among intriguing areas in vocabulary acquisition research are such variables as breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge, and their predictability in writing performance.
Mohammad Amin Karafkan, Ali-Akbar Ansarin, Yaser Hadidi   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Psychological characteristics of metacognitive strategy use and vocabulary development paths among vocational university students in a personalized english teaching environment [PDF]

BMC Psychology
This mixed-methods quasi-experimental study examined the psychological correlates of metacognitive strategy use and the vocabulary development paths of vocational college students learning English within a personalized teaching environment.
Xiaojuan Zhao
doaj   +2 more sources

The Effect of Vocabulary Depth and Breadth on English Listening Comprehension Can Depend on How Comprehension Is Measured

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
This study examines the relative contribution of vocabulary breadth (VB) and vocabulary depth (VD) to three different listening comprehension measures. One hundred and thirteen English majors were given VB and VD tests, and three listening comprehension ...
Li Wan, Xiaochu Zhang, Hongwen Song
exaly   +3 more sources

Examining the Roles of Aptitude, Motivation, Strategy Use, Language Processing Experience, and Gender in the Development of the Breadth and Depth of EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge

SAGE Open, 2020
This study examined the simultaneous effects of L2 individual difference (ID) variables (aptitude, motivation, strategy use, language processing experience, and gender) on English as a foreign language (EFL) breadth and depth of L2 vocabulary knowledge ...
Sunjung Lee
exaly   +2 more sources

Vocabulary Breadth and Depth in Adults With Developmental Language Disorder. [PDF]

J Speech Lang Hear Res
Purpose: Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects approximately 7%–11% of children and often persists into adulthood, contributing to long-term challenges in education, employment, and health. Although vocabulary challenges are well-documented in children with DLD, relatively little is known about how these
Wang T, Hilker C, Duff D, Hendrickson K.
europepmc   +2 more sources

The effect of lexical inference strategy instruction on Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary depth and breadth

Cogent Education, 2019
The current study was an attempt to investigate the possible effects of lexical inference strategy training on Iranian upper-intermediate EFL learners’ vocabulary depth and breadth.
Nasrin Hadidi Tamjid, Juan de Dios Martínez Agudo   +1 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Relationship between vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension of South African EFAL high school learners

Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2022
This paper is based on a study that used a quantitative method research design to investigate the impact of English academic vocabulary on the reading comprehension ability of Grade 11 English First Additional Language (EFAL) learners in the Fezile Dabi ...
Kufakunesu Zano, Nkidi Caroline Phatudi
doaj   +1 more source

Vocabulary Learning in Chinese as a Second Language: Exploring the Role of Self-Regulation in Facilitating Vocabulary Knowledge of Second Language Learners

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Vocabulary knowledge comprises depth and breadth, which are regarded as important indicators of second language (L2) learning capability. Self-regulation is a key factor in promoting vocabulary knowledge.
Sida Zhu, Cong Wang
doaj   +1 more source