Depth and Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge: Which Really Matters in Reading Comprehension of Iranian EFL Learners?
Depth and Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge: Which Really Matters in Reading Comprehension of Iranian EFL Learners?
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词汇知识的深度和广度：对于伊朗英语学习者的阅读理解来说，哪一个真正重要？
DOI：
10.4304/jltr.3.5.1015-1026
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发表时间：
2012
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通讯作者：
Roghaieh Moslehpour
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作者：
Ahmad Moinzadeh;Roghaieh Moslehpour
本研究试图评估词汇知识在伊朗EFL学习者阅读理解中的作用。本研究采用多元分析方法，考察了词汇知识深度和广度在阅读理解中的作用。研究对象是一组伊朗大学生，他们的词汇量最小为3,000个词族，采用施密特（2001）的词汇水平测试。研究发现：（1）词汇广度、词汇深度和阅读理解成绩之间存在显著正相关;（2）词汇广度对阅读理解的预测作用强于词汇知识深度。
The present study tried to assess the roles of vocabulary knowledge in reading comprehension of Iranian EFL learners. Using the multivariate analysis, this study examined the roles of depth and breadth of vocabulary knowledge in reading comprehension of a group of Iranian EFL University students with a minimum vocabulary size of 3,000 word families as was measured by Schmitt’s (2001) Vocabulary Levels Test. The study found that 1) the test scores on vocabulary breadth, vocabulary depth and reading comprehension are positively correlated and 2) vocabulary breadth was a stronger predictor of reading comprehension than depth of vocabulary knowledge for the participants of the present study.