Exposure to L2 online text on lexical and reading growth

dc.contributor.authorCong-lem, Ngo
dc.contributor.authorLee, Sy-Ying
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-09T17:53:52Z
dc.date.available2020-10-09T17:53:52Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-15
dc.description.abstractWith the fast-paced development of technology in today’s society, there has been emerging a shift from paper-based reading to digital online reading. While the benefits of exposure to print have been well-established in previous studies, how online reading may impact individuals’ literacy development is largely underexplored. The current study investigated if the amount of English reading experience on the Internet could predict EFL students’ lexical knowledge and reading comprehension ability. Participants were ninety-seven Vietnamese undergraduate students who were administered a website checklist and a vocabulary size test. Their reading comprehension scores were also collected as measures of their reading abilities. Descriptive statistics, hierarchical linear regression and structural equation modelling were utilized for data analysis. The results indicated that exposure to L2 online text was a significant predictor of the participants’ vocabulary size as well as their reading comprehension growth during a course of two years. Pedagogical implications are discussed.
dc.identifier.citationCong-Lem, N., & Lee, S. Y. (2020). Exposure to L2 online text on lexical and reading growth. Language Learning & Technology, 24(3), 87–102. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/44740
dc.identifier.issn1094-3501
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/44740
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center
dc.publisherCenter for Language & Technology
dc.publisher(co-sponsored by Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, University of Texas at Austin)
dc.subjectReading Comprehension
dc.subjectOnline Reading
dc.subjectVocabulary Knowledge
dc.subjectPrint Exposure
dc.titleExposure to L2 online text on lexical and reading growth
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.dcmiText
prism.endingpage102
prism.number3
prism.publicationnameLanguage Learning & Technology
prism.startingpage87
prism.volume24

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