scholarly journals The Relationship Between EFL Students’ Word-Knowledge in a Text and Their Reading Comprehension as Demonstrated by Saudi University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 236
Author(s):  
Farooq AlTameemy ◽  
Amer Daradkeh ◽  
Abdulhameed Alhamod
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Word Meaning ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Placement Test ◽  
Word Knowledge ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Preparatory Year ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Very High

This study reports the outcomes of research investigating the relationship between two variables; percentage of word knowledge in an academic English text and reading comprehension scores the participants got for the same text. The study was conducted at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Preparatory Year Deanship, during the first semester of 2017-2018. Seventy-one Saudi male students participated in the study. They came from four groups of students selected from the Preparatory Year population to represent four various levels of English (Groups one, seven, fourteen and seventeen) based on their achievement in the placement test. Data was collected using two instruments: two word—meaning association test-lists and a reading comprehension test. The results showed that there is a statistically significant correlation (r=.702) between percentage of known words and reading comprehension in general i.e., for all the participants. The effect of word knowledge on reading comprehension was very high R square =.49. However, results for the groups separately showed that correlation was positive but not statistically significant for the higher levels i.e., groups one and seven. Also, there was a low effect of word knowledge on comprehension. For the lower levels i.e., groups 14 and 17, the correlation was positive and statistically significant. Results also showed a very high effect of vocabulary knowledge on reading comprehension.Based on the results and analysis of the study, the researchers provided recommendations that will help improve reading curriculum selection and English teaching practices, and suggestions for deeper research into the topic that will include female students and other related concepts.

Word knowledge in academic literacy skills among collegiate ESL learners

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haomin Zhang ◽  
Winfred Wenhui Xuan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Academic Literacy ◽  
Word Meaning ◽  
Morphological Awareness ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Word Knowledge ◽  
College Level ◽  
Esl Learners ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe study probed into the relationship between word knowledge and academic literacy skills in college-level English as a second language (ESL) learners. Morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge were included in the word knowledge measures. In addition, reading comprehension and academic writing were the outcome variables. Using the data from 118 ESL students in Hong Kong, we found that both morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge contributed to academic literacy skills. More important, direct and indirect effects of word knowledge on academic literacy skills were tested to provide insight into how two facets of word knowledge interact in shaping academic literacy acquisition. The results demonstrated that vocabulary knowledge mediated the relationship between morphological awareness and academic literacy skills. The study suggests that morphological sensitivity could enhance word meaning extraction and local meaning construction, which subsequently facilitates academic literacy skills.

scholarly journals An Investigation of the Relationship between Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Knowledge, and English Language Proficiency Level of Saudi EFL Learners

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Huda Suleiman Al Qunayeer
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Word Knowledge ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Vocabulary Size ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
The Relationship

The present study is an attempt to explore the relationship between the breadth (the number of words known) and the depth of vocabulary knowledge (the richness of word knowledge) (the richness of word knowledge), and reading comprehension of EFL learners in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. Furthermore, it tries to find the effect of language proficiency level of learners on the breadth and the depth of lexical vocabulary and reading comprehension of Saudi EFL learners. The participants of the study were seventy-five intermediate and advanced level majoring in English Translation at Qassim University in KSA. The level of language proficiency of participants had been checked through an OPT by the department in advance. To collect the relevant data, two tests measuring breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge were administered to all participants. They also received a reading comprehension test in which they were asked to read the passages and answer some multiple-choice questions. The findings obtained from the analysis of the data indicated that there is a significant relationship between breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge and Saudi advanced/intermediate EFL learner’s reading comprehension performance totally. The results further revealed that both dimensions of vocabulary knowledge are positively correlated, that is, those learners who had large vocabulary size had a deeper knowledge of the words, too. The results further showed that language proficiency level of learners have an effect on Saudi EFL learners’ reading performance and vocabulary knowledge. These results confirm the importance and the value of developing students‟ breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge in EFL classrooms.

Disposisi Matematis Dan Kemandirian Belajar Mahasiswa Pada Perkuliahan Daring Berbantuan Google Classroom Masa Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Rizki Nurhana Friantini ◽  
Rahmat Winata
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Online Lectures ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Very High

This study aims to analyze the mathematical disposition and self-regulated learning of online lectures with the help of Google Classroom. This type of research is descriptive quantitative. This study's subjects were 34 students of the first semester of the Mathematics Education Study Program consisting of 11 male students and 23 female students determined by the saturated sampling method. From the research results, it can be concluded that students' mathematical disposition through learning assisted by Google Classroom has high criteria. The mathematical disposition of male and female students through learning assisted by Google Classroom has high criteria. Still, the level of mathematical disposition of male students is slightly higher than female students. Meanwhile, student self-regulated learning with the help of Google Classroom obtains very high criteria. For male and female students, both have very high learning independence criteria in carrying out learning with the help of Google Classroom.Keywords: Mathematical Disposition, Self-regulated learning, Google Classroom, Online Lectures, Gender

scholarly journals The Effects of Long-Term Vocabulary Instruction on Reading Comprehension: A Replication

1983 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret G. McKeown ◽  
Isabel L. Beck ◽  
Richard C. Omanson ◽  
Charles A. Perfetti
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Lexical Access ◽  
Fourth Graders ◽  
Vocabulary Instruction ◽  
Original Study ◽  
Word Knowledge ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
The Relationship

A study that investigated the relationship between vocabulary instruction and reading comprehension was replicated and extended. The original study showed substantial gains in accuracy of word knowledge and speed of lexical access, but only marginal gains in comprehension. This latter result was attributable to methodological problems, and thus the comprehension measure was revised. In the present study, fourth graders were taught 104 words over a five-month period. Following instruction, these children and a group of uninstructed children matched on pre-instruction vocabulary and comprehension ability performed tasks to measure accuracy of word knowledge, speed of lexical access, and comprehension of stories containing taught words. Instructed children showed substantial advantage in all tasks. Reasons for these results, in contrast to studies that have failed to improve comprehension through vocabulary instruction, are discussed.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN PENGUASAAN MUFRADAT DAN TINGKAT PEMAHAMAN MEMBACA TEKS ASLI BAHASA ARAB MAHASISWA

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Yusring Sanusi Baso ◽  
Faridah Rahman ◽  
Haeruddin Haeruddin ◽  
Najmuddin Abd Safa
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Word Meaning ◽  
Word List ◽  
Arabic Literature ◽  
Unknown Word ◽  
Comprehension Test ◽  
Authentic Text ◽  
The Relationship

This research studied the relationship between vocabulary mastery and the level of comprehension in reading Arabic authentic text. This research investigated students’ lexical threshold to measure the level of comprehension on Arabic authentic text. The data were collected from 47 participants at Arabic literature department of Hasanuddin University. Three test instruments were given, they are Reading Comprehension Test (RCT) that students were asked to sign unknown word meaning in Arabic texts, answer the questions from texts given, and work on Lexical Coverage Test (LCT) to get accurate word list of unknown vocabularies. The result was obtained through applying regression and it showed that the level of reading comprehension was affected 68% by vocabulary mastery. Also, there were 32% of the students depend on the topic or variables out of the variable of vocabulary that was not measured in this research.

scholarly journals Morphological Awareness in L2 Chinese Reading Comprehension: Testing of Mediating Routes

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haomin Zhang ◽  
Xing Zhang ◽  
Mengjie Li ◽  
Yiming Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Word Meaning ◽  
Morphological Awareness ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Chinese Reading ◽  
Morphological Knowledge ◽  
Chinese Learners ◽  
L2 Chinese ◽  
Path Models ◽  
Inference Task

This study aims to examine the contribution of morphological awareness to second language (L2) Chinese reading comprehension through potential mediating factors. Adult L2 Chinese learners (n = 447) participated in the study and completed two morphological awareness tasks (segmentation and discrimination), two vocabulary knowledge tasks (character knowledge and word-meaning knowledge), one lexical inference task, and one reading comprehension task. By testing alternative path models, this study identified the preferred model assuming the covariates of morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge. Morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge jointly contributed to L2 Chinese reading comprehension through lexical inference. The written modality of morphological awareness induced the activation of both morphological and orthographic information in print. The result suggests that morphological awareness (in the form of grapho-morphological knowledge) and vocabulary knowledge seem to be two parallel components under the same construct predicting Chinese reading comprehension. More importantly, this study underscores the intermediary effect of lexical inference in associating morphological awareness and reading comprehension in L2 Chinese learners.

scholarly journals Assessing the relationship between Vocabulary Level Test (VLT) and reading comprehension

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Alpino Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Word Level ◽  
Reading Activities ◽  
The Relationship

It has been considered crucial about how vocabulary knowledge in relation with reading comprehension. This research was conducted to explore the link of Indonesian students Vocabulary Level Test (VLT) performance and their reading textbook on reading subject. Through this pilot research, it can describe the implications profile in English teaching process especially in reading. Furthermore it can give more information in how to measure the reading textbook reference for reading subject or other similar subject that involve reading activities. There were 30 undergraduate students in Universitas Putera Batam that participated in the VLT. Their English textbook (Mosaic 1) was profiled to measure the lexical vocabulary level. The results indicated that only 1% of the participants had mastered the 2000-word level which means the vocabulary textbook-level is still far from students vocabulary knowledge. From the level of comparison theoretically they would have difficulties to comprehend the reading textbook, and some additional activities would be recommended, before, during and after the reading subject. 

scholarly journals The learnability of word knowledge aspects in Thai EFL high school learners

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-55
Author(s):  
Worakrit Nontasee ◽  
Apisak Sukying
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Word Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Knowledge Growth ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the learnability of multiple word knowledge aspects and the relationship between the word knowledge aspects. A total of 261 Thai high school students were measured on receptive and productive word knowledge aspects: word parts, the form-meaning link, and collocations. The current findings indicated that word parts are acquired first, followed by the form-meaning link and collocations, which suggest the receptive and productive continuum of learning word knowledge aspects. The present results also indicated an interdepended association between word knowledge aspects. Overall, the findings suggest receptive and productive knowledge of word knowledge aspects is an essential underpinning for vocabulary knowledge growth. Recommendations for future studies are also discussed.

scholarly journals Lexical Competence and Reading Comprehension: A Pilot Study with Heritage Language Learners of Spanish

2016 ◽  
pp. 56-74
Author(s):  
Edna Velásquez
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Heritage Language Learners ◽  
Logarithmic Function ◽  
Newspaper Article ◽  
Lexical Competence ◽  
The Relationship

The basic questions that guide this study are: (a) what percentage of vocabulary from a passage would a Spanish learner need to know to demonstrate ‘adequate’ (a score of 70 out of 100) comprehension of it? And, (b) what type of curve would best describe the relationship between vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension? Fifty-three students enrolled in two courses of Spanish as a Heritage Language (SHL) at a metropolitan university read a newspaper article, underlined the unknown vocabulary and then answered a reading comprehension test. Our findings suggest, as in previous studies for English as a Second Language (ESL), that a 98% of vocabulary coverage is needed to show adequate comprehension of an authentic passage. The curve that best describes this relationship was not linear as they concluded but was similar to a logarithmic function, which appears to suggest a relationship that obeys to a law of diminishing returns for Spanish as a Second Language (SSL) reading.

scholarly journals Impact of extensive reading to develop speaking skills

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
Raxmanova Oymonjon Hamrayevna ◽  
Saparmatova Munira Rashidovna ◽  
Ro’zmetova Robiyajon Shuhrat qizi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Skills ◽  
Word Knowledge ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Wide Reading ◽  
Spoken Words ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Very High ◽  
Speaking Skills

The role of the relationship between reading and speaking is very high. Most of the time learners do not pay attention to extending the vocabulary from reading due to improve speaking skills.The importance of vocabulary, which facilitates speaking skills, has been a major resource in the development of reading skills. Therefore providing improvement in word knowledge through wide reading has the potential for providing improvement in speaking skills. This article focuses on how vocabulary wealthrelate to spoken words and finally how reading contributes to speech.

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