The Contribution of Vocabulary Knowledge to Reading Proficiency
The Case of College Russian
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 8938843 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Jane F Hacking (University of Utah, autor correspondente), Erwin Tschirner (0000-0002-5915-5344, Leipzig University) |
| Ano | 2017 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | 500-518 |
| Data de publicação | 2017-08-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Editora | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/flan.12282 |
| OpenAlex | W2744306709 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 12 |
| Referências citadas | 23 |
Literacy development in a second language (L2) is a key goal of college foreign language study; language programs aspire to graduate students with strong L2 reading ability. Research has shown a strong correlation between L2 vocabulary knowledge and L2 reading proficiency; however, much of this research has focused on English as a second language. Research among other language learning populations is needed to offer empirically grounded suggestions on how best to achieve high levels of L2 literacy. This article presents data on the reading proficiency and vocabulary knowledge of 48 native American‐English‐speaking college‐level learners of Russian in order to determine whether there are identifiable lexical thresholds associated with moving from one level of reading proficiency to the next. Participants completed the ACTFL Reading Proficiency Test rated according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012—Reading and the Russian Vocabulary Levels Test, which measured knowledge of the 5,000 most frequent words in Russian. Results showed that there are statistically significant lexical minimums associated with different levels of reading proficiency. These findings suggest the utility of similarly designed studies for other languages and are discussed in terms of implications for the role of developing vocabulary knowledge in an undergraduate curriculum
Curriculum · Extensive reading · Foreign language · Language assessment · Language proficiency · Linguistics · Literacy · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Reading (process · Test (biology · Vocabulary · Vocabulary development · Lexicography and Language Studies · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Text Readability and Simplification
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Investigating the effects of reducing linguistic complexity on EAL student comprehension in first-year undergraduate assessments
Developing and Validating an Academic Vocabulary List in Russian
Assessing lexical proficiency in Russian as a second language using indices of lexical sophistication, diversity, and fluency
Exploring the lexical profile of advanced L2 writers
Predicting L2 reading proficiency with modalities of vocabulary knowledge
The Impacts of Guided and Unguided Mobile‐Mediated Concept Mapping on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning and Strategy Awareness
The Role of Receptive/Orthographic Vocabulary, Productive/Orthographic Vocabulary, Productive/Phonological Vocabulary and Depth of Vocabulary in Predicting Reading-to-Write Performance
Teaching and learning vocabulary in context
Lasting effects of pre‐university language exposure on undergraduate proficiency
Willingness to Communicate
Technical vocabulary in languages for special purposes
Teaching and learning vocabulary
Learning Vocabulary in Another Language
Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
Vocabulary size and the skills of listening, reading and writing
The Percentage of Words Known in a Text and Reading Comprehension
How Large a Vocabulary is Needed For Reading and Listening?
Developing and exploring the behaviour of two new versions of the Vocabulary Levels Test
The development of a suite of computer-based diagnostic tests based on the Common European Framework
Reliability assessment for two versions of Vocabulary Levels Tests
A reassessment of frequency and vocabulary size in L2 vocabulary teaching
Listening and Reading Proficiency Levels of College Students
Study Abroad
| Obras citantes distintas | 12 |
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| Citações por ano | 1,5 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Velocidade de citação | recent |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 12 |