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Vocabulary and Grammar Knowledge in Second Language Reading Comprehension: A Structural Equation Modeling Study
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Zhang, Dongbo – Modern Language Journal, 2012
Using structural equation modeling analysis, this study examined the contribution of vocabulary and grammatical knowledge to second language reading comprehension among 190 advanced Chinese English as a foreign language learners. Vocabulary knowledge was measured in both breadth (Vocabulary Levels Test) and depth (Word Associates Test);…
Descriptors: Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Structural Equation Models, Vocabulary Development
The Development of the L2 Lexis in the Expression of the Advanced Learner.
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Laufer, Batia – Modern Language Journal, 1991
Study of advanced English learners' development of active vocabulary found that the need for greater vocabulary influenced subjects with sufficient communicative competence and no explicit vocabulary instruction to enrich their lexicon. (34 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Language Enrichment