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ERIC Number: EJ1480143
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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EISSN: EISSN-1539-0578
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Vocabulary Knowledge towards L2 Reading and Listening Performance
Reading in a Foreign Language, v37 n2 p109-126 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 completed the reading and listening components of an IELTS practice test. The structural equation model reveals that vocabulary breadth explained a significant proportion of the variance in both reading and listening scores. Vocabulary fluency demonstrates a significant predictive power over listening comprehension but not reading comprehension. Vocabulary depth has a significant predictive power for listening but not for reading. Pedagogical implications of the results were discussed.
National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii. 1859 East-West Road #106, Honolulu, HI 96822. e-mail: readfl@hawaii.edu; Web site: https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: International English Language Testing System
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