Relative Contributions of Vocabulary and Grammar to Korean EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension

• 발행기관: 한국외국어교육학회
• 저자명: Yun Cheong Hur Yusun Kang
• 간행물 정보: 『Foreign Languages Education』Vol.31 No.4, 27~50쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2024.12.31

국문 초록

Despite the widespread recognition of the prominent contribution of key language subskills, such as grammar and vocabulary knowledge, to reading comprehension, a research consensus on their relative significance has not been reached. Moreover, the extent of the contribution vocabulary depth makes to reading comprehension has received little research attention. The present study assessed the relative potential contribution of vocabulary depth and grammar knowledge to advanced Korean EFL college students’ reading comprehension abilities, while controlling for their language proficiency and vocabulary breadth, through hierarchical regression analyses. 56 advanced EFL Korean college students were tested on reading comprehension abilities and a range of reading-related subskills including vocabulary breadth, vocabulary depth, grammar, and listening comprehension in English. The findings revealed the unique contribution of vocabulary depth to reading comprehension abilities beyond the effects of both vocabulary breadth and grammar knowledge when English proficiency was controlled for. The findings further underscore the need for balanced approaches in developing L2 learners’ language skills to enhance their reading comprehension abilities.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Literature Review

III. Method

IV. Results

V. Discussion and Conclusion

References

키워드

어휘 깊이 문법지식 독해능력 vocabulary depth grammar knowledge reading comprehension abilities