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标题：Depth and Breadth of Vocabulary Knowledge: Which Really Matters in Reading Comprehension of Iranian EFL Learners?
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作者：Moinzadeh, Ahmad ; Moslehpour, Roghaieh
期刊名称：Journal of Language Teaching and Research
印刷版ISSN：1798-4769
出版年度：2012
卷号：3
期号：5
页码：1015-1026
DOI：10.4304/jltr.3.5.1015-1026
语种：English
出版社：Academy Publisher
摘要：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.
关键词：breadth of vocabulary knowledge;depth of vocabulary knowledge;lexical threshold for reading comprehension