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Peer reviewedFouly, Kamal A.; And Others – Language Learning, 1990
Investigated the nature of second-language proficiency with respect to its divisibility and components. The correlated-traits and second-order hypotheses were evaluated using 354 students learning English-as-a-Second-Language, a wide range of language proficiency measures, and comfirmatory data-analytic techniques. (36 references) (Author/OD)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Higher Education, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedQian, David D. – Language Learning, 2002
This study was conducted in the context of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) research to conceptually validate the roles of breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge in reading comprehension in academic settings and to empirically evaluate a test measuring three elements of the depth dimension of vocabulary knowledge, including,…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
