The Role of Reading Vocabulary Knowledge in Listening Comprehension
The present study evaluates the relationship between vocabulary knowledge and listening comprehension in English as a Foreign Language(EFL),which has not been sufficiently investigated empirically.This study examined the relationship between the size and depth of reading vocabulary knowledge and listening comprehension in English as a Foreign Language(EFL)among 181 EFL listeners in China.Vocabulary Levels Test,Word Associates Test and TOEFL Listening Test were used.It was found that vocabulary knowledge was positively associated with TOEFL listening test scores to different extents.Reading vocabulary depth was highly predictive of listening comprehension.Reading vocabulary depth was found to be more predictive than reading vocabulary size in listening comprehension.The current research findings highlight the role of reading vocabulary knowledge in determining listening success.
size of reading vocabulary knowledge depth of reading vocabulary knowledge listening comprehension
Han Dongjing
Shenzhen Polytechnic,Shenzhen,China
国际会议
吉林
英文
576-581
2018-06-16（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）