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| Journal of Research in Reading | 1 |
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Peer reviewedLaufer, Batia – Journal of Research in Reading, 1992
Finds that lexical level in a second language (L2) is a better predictor of reading in L2 that the learners' general ability, predicting certain failure (when the learner's lexical level is lower than 3,000 word families), or certain success (when the level is over 5,000). (SR)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Higher Education, Predictor Variables, Reading Ability
