Word recognition subcomponents and passage level reading in a foreign language

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dc.contributor.authorYamashita, Junko
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-22T02:16:09Z
dc.date.available2020-05-22T02:16:09Z
dc.date.issued2013-04
dc.description.abstractDespite the growing number of studies highlighting the complex process of acquiring second language (L2) word recognition skills, comparatively little research has examined the relationship between word recognition and passage-level reading ability in L2 learners; further, the existing results are inconclusive. This study aims to help fill the gap. Three word recognition subcomponents (decoding, sight word reading, and lexical meaning access) and general English language ability were examined in terms of their contributions to predicting the reading comprehension and reading rate of Japanese university students learning English. Multiple regression analyses revealed that, in addition to the contribution made by English language ability, lexical meaning access was a significant predictor of both reading comprehension and reading rate, and decoding was a predictor of reading rate only. These results not only supported some previous findings but also added new insight into the influence of efficiency of lexical meaning access to reading comprehension.
dc.identifier.doi10125/66680
dc.identifier.issn1539-0578
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/66680
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center
dc.publisherCenter for Language & Technology
dc.subjectword recognition
dc.subjectdecoding
dc.subjectsight word reading
dc.subjectlexical meaning access
dc.subjectreading rate
dc.subjectreading comprehension
dc.titleWord recognition subcomponents and passage level reading in a foreign language
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.dcmiText
local.rfl.topicLexis
prism.endingpage71
prism.number1
prism.startingpage52
prism.volume25

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