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Direct linkXian Zhang – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2025
The current study investigates whether vocabulary breadth, vocabulary depth, and vocabulary fluency contribute differentially to L2 reading and listening comprehension. One hundred and thirty-eight EFL learners first took three vocabulary knowledge tests that measured vocabulary fluency, vocabulary breadth, and vocabulary depth. Subsequently, they…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Reading Tests, Language Tests
Peer reviewedWeir, Cyril J.; Porter, Don – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1994
Discusses the relevance for the valid testing of reading of the difference between a 'unitary skill' approach to reading and a multiskills approach. The article produces evidence suggesting that a distinction may be drawn between language-based skills and 'global' reading skills. (55 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Language Fluency
