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Download full textHatami, Sarvenaz – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2017
This study compares the impact of second language (L2) reading and listening on the incidental acquisition and retention of five dimensions of vocabulary knowledge--spoken form, written form, part of speech, syntagmatic association, and form-meaning connection--at the level of recognition (form-meaning connection was measured also at the level of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Indo European Languages
Direct linkCrossley, Scott A.; Allen, David B.; McNamara, Danielle S. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2011
Texts are routinely simplified for language learners with authors relying on a variety of approaches and materials to assist them in making the texts more comprehensible. Readability measures are one such tool that authors can use when evaluating text comprehensibility. This study compares the Coh-Metrix Second Language (L2) Reading Index, a…
Descriptors: Readability, Readability Formulas, Word Processing, Psycholinguistics
Peer reviewedSalager, Francoise – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1983
A statistical study of 100,000 words from medical English literature to determine the core lexis of medicine across specialties is reported. It is suggested that both the research procedure and the results are applicable to instruction in reading medical English for professional purposes. (MSE)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Lexicology, Medical Vocabulary
