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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 Dagnaw
exaly   +4 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
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 ...
Hongwen Song, Xiaochu Zhang
exaly   +3 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

Sustainability of Breadth and Depth of Vocabulary after Implicit versus Explicit Instruction in Kindergarten [PDF]

International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 2014
We investigated the sustained effects of explicit versus implicit instruction on the breadth and depth of children's vocabularies, while taking their general vocabulary and verbal short-term memory into account. Two experimental groups with 12 and 15 kindergarten children respectively learned two sets of 17 words counterbalanced to be taught first ...
Eliane Segers, Ludo Verhoeven
exaly   +3 more sources

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   +1 more source

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

Breadth of Emotion Vocabulary in Early Adolescence [PDF]

Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 2018
Studies of emotion vocabulary and understanding typically focus on early childhood. Yet, emotion abilities continue to develop into adolescence, making it an important and underinvestigated area of research. This study presents evidence that adolescents’ emotion vocabulary undergoes active development, becomes more broad and sophisticated, varies by ...
Bazhydai, Marina, Ivcevic, Zorana, Widen, Sherri, Brackett, Marc   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Breadth and Depth-Vocabulary Knowledge and Reading Comprehension in an English First Additional Language Context

Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 2022
Most research has been concerned predominantly with vocabulary breadth in comparison with vocabulary depth. This study aims to bridge this gap by answering the following question: How do scores on vocabulary size, depth of vocabulary knowledge and ...
Kufakunesu Zano
doaj   +1 more source