The Relationship between Iranian EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Size and Lexical Coverage of the Text: The Case of Narrative and Argumentative Genres

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Assadi Aidinlou Nader; Taghinezhad Vaskehmahalleh Mitra

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Journal: THE JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE Year:2017 | Volume:10 | Issue:21 Page(s): 49-71

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The Relationship between Iranian EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Size and Lexical Coverage of the Text: The Case of Narrative and Argumentative Genres

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Assadi Aidinlou Nader | Taghinezhad Vaskehmahalleh Mitra | Issue Writer Certificate

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reading comprehensionQ2

vocabulary sizeQ2

lexical coverageQ1

narrative genreQ1

argumentative genreQ1

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between EFL learners’ vocabulary size, lexical coverage of the text and reading comprehension texts (narrative & argumentative genres). To this end, 120 male and female out of 180 students studying at Talesh Azad University were selected based on their performance on the Nelson Proficiency Test. A Nelson reading proficiency test was also administered in order to check the homogeneity of the learners in their reading proficiency. After that, the researcher administered reading comprehension tests with narrative and argumentative genres in order to find the lexical coverage and vocabulary size for such reading tests. Learners' vocabulary size was measured by the Levels Test, while their lexical coverage was measured by the newest version of Vocabulary Profile. In order to probe any significant relationship between the variables of the study, Pearson Correlation was run. Results of the study showed that there was a strong relationship among vocabulary size, text coverage, and reading comprehension test at different genres.

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Assadi Aidinlou, Nader, & Taghinezhad Vaskehmahalleh, Mitra. (2017). The Relationship between Iranian EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Size and Lexical Coverage of the Text: The Case of Narrative and Argumentative Genres. THE JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE, 10(21 ), 49-71. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/181298/en

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Assadi Aidinlou Nader, Taghinezhad Vaskehmahalleh Mitra. The Relationship between Iranian EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Size and Lexical Coverage of the Text: The Case of Narrative and Argumentative Genres. THE JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE[Internet]. 2017;10(21 ):49-71. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/181298/en

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Nader Assadi Aidinlou, and Mitra Taghinezhad Vaskehmahalleh, “The Relationship between Iranian EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Size and Lexical Coverage of the Text: The Case of Narrative and Argumentative Genres,” THE JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE, vol. 10, no. 21 , pp. 49–71, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/181298/en

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