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Direct linkMiki Satori – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2025
This study investigated the relative contributions of English morphological and vocabulary knowledge to second language (L2) reading comprehension among 100 adult Japanese English as a foreign language (EFL) learners. The study also investigated the extent to which the roles of morphological and vocabulary knowledge in L2 reading comprehension…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Download full textNur Ainil Sulaiman – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
A gloss refers to a short definition or explanation of the meaning of a word in a text that can assist learners in reading comprehension and vocabulary learning. This study aims to investigate how glosses in English academic texts affect the reading behaviour of ESL undergraduates while reading is taking place. In addition, it also examines the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Cromley, Jennifer G.; Ma, Shufeng; Van Boekel, Martin; Parpucu Dane, Aygul – Reading Psychology, 2020
When reading scientific text, readers must draw inferences when the author does not make relations explicit; readers also need to pick up on causal relations that the author "does" make explicit. We collected think-aloud protocols from 86 undergraduate biology students reading 7 brief, illustrated passages about the immune system. After…
Descriptors: Inferences, Protocol Analysis, Undergraduate Students, Attribution Theory
Cromley, J. G.; Ma, S.; Van Boekel, M.; Dane, N. – Grantee Submission, 2020
When reading scientific text, readers must draw inferences when the author does not make relations explicit; readers also need to pick up on causal relations that the author "does" make explicit. We collected think-aloud protocols from 86 undergraduate biology students reading 7 brief, illustrated passages about the immune system. After…
Descriptors: Inferences, Protocol Analysis, Undergraduate Students, Attribution Theory
Akbulut, Fatma Demiray – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2019
This study investigates the effect of morphological treatment on morphological awareness and reading comprehension skill in a foreign language teaching. Experimental design was used in this study which was conducted with 74 freshmen who are studying at Translation and Interpreting Department. Following the Oxford Quick Placement Test and Nation's…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Cherngchawano, Wirun; Jaturapitakkul, Natjiree – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2014
University Admission Tests in Thailand are important documents which reflect Thailand's education system. To study at a higher education level, all students generally need to take the University Admission Tests designed by the National Institute of Educational Testing Service (NIETS). For the English test, vocabulary and reading comprehension is…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Word Lists
Bower, Jack Victor; Rutson-Griffiths, Arthur – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
A strong relationship between L2 vocabulary knowledge and L2 reading and listening comprehension is well established. However, less research has been conducted to explore correlations between pedagogic interventions to increase vocabulary knowledge and score gains on standardized L2 proficiency tests. This study addresses this gap in the research…
Descriptors: Correlation, Computer Software, Scores, Language Tests
Comer, William J. – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2014
This descriptive study examines when and how students use Russian-English dictionaries while reading informational texts in Russian and what success they have with word lookup. The study uses introspective verbal protocols (i.e., think-alouds) to follow how readers construct meaning from two texts while reading them for a limited time first…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Russian, English, Second Language Programs
Miller, Donald Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Acknowledging the important role of reading in the university curriculum, and the important role that vocabulary plays in successful reading comprehension, researchers have directed a great deal of effort toward identifying ways that teachers and learners of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) can maximize vocabulary development efforts. Due to…
Descriptors: Word Lists, Computational Linguistics, Language Usage, Role
Loucky, John Paul – Online Submission, 2007
The aim of this study was to find ways to improve online reading and vocabulary learning. Various new types of online reading comprehension and vocabulary development programs and tests were compared in this study to consider how useful they may be for guiding individual or classroom L2 vocabulary instruction. It explored how these programs seek…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
