The correlation and prediction of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension among english as a foreign language (EFL) learners at tertiary level in Bangladesh

An in-depth investigation of depth of vocabulary knowledge by lexical researchers plays a prominent role in language learning and teaching. However, there is a lack of empirical research related to the relationship and prediction of different dimensions of depth of vocabulary knowledge as indispensa...

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Main Author:	Hasan, MD. Kamrul
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Language:	eng eng eng eng
Published:	2018
Subjects:	L Education (General) LB2300 Higher Education
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spelling	my-uum-etd.92812022-04-19T02:59:03Z The correlation and prediction of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension among english as a foreign language (EFL) learners at tertiary level in Bangladesh 2018 Hasan, MD. Kamrul Shabdin, Ahmad Affendi Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts & Sciences L Education (General) LB2300 Higher Education An in-depth investigation of depth of vocabulary knowledge by lexical researchers plays a prominent role in language learning and teaching. However, there is a lack of empirical research related to the relationship and prediction of different dimensions of depth of vocabulary knowledge as indispensable parts of depth of vocabulary knowledge to reading comprehension in English as a second language/English as a foreign language (EFL) context, particularly in an EFL context like Bangladesh. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the extent of relationship and prediction of different constituents of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension. Therefore, this study examined the correlation and prediction of different aspects of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension, employing standard multiple regression analysis under quantitative approach amongst 155 Bangladeshi Business and Engineering undergraduate EFL learners at tertiary level. The research was carried out, administering four instruments, a morphological knowledge test, an analytic relations test, a depth of vocabulary knowledge test, and a reading comprehension test in two successive classes to test students’ English language proficiency. The results of the study show that a significant and strong correlation existed between adapted analytic (meronymy) relations aspect of depth of vocabulary knowledge and academic reading comprehension, and also analytic relations made statistically the most significant unique prediction (which had the largest impact) to academic reading comprehension. Furthermore, the results suggest that students who learned analytic relations (part-whole) performed better in academic reading comprehension than those who learned other dimensions of depth of vocabulary knowledge, i.e. represented by morphological knowledge and both paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations. The study concludes that there are significant correlations and prediction of three components of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension. Providing an insight into the research gap, the present study suggests that depth of vocabulary knowledge would have practical use for the students and English teachers at tertiary level and further implications for lexical researchers. The inclusion of analytic relations with paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations and morphological knowledge, which represented depth of vocabulary knowledge, has added to the body of lexical knowledge. 2018 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/9281/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/9281/1/Deposit%20Permission-not%20allow_s95912.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/9281/2/s95912_01.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/9281/3/s95912_02.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/9281/4/s95912_references.docx text eng public other doctoral Universiti Utara Malaysia
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topic	L Education (General) LB2300 Higher Education
spellingShingle	L Education (General) LB2300 Higher Education Hasan, MD. Kamrul The correlation and prediction of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension among english as a foreign language (EFL) learners at tertiary level in Bangladesh
description	An in-depth investigation of depth of vocabulary knowledge by lexical researchers plays a prominent role in language learning and teaching. However, there is a lack of empirical research related to the relationship and prediction of different dimensions of depth of vocabulary knowledge as indispensable parts of depth of vocabulary knowledge to reading comprehension in English as a second language/English as a foreign language (EFL) context, particularly in an EFL context like Bangladesh. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the extent of relationship and prediction of different constituents of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension. Therefore, this study examined the correlation and prediction of different aspects of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension, employing standard multiple regression analysis under quantitative approach amongst 155 Bangladeshi Business and Engineering undergraduate EFL learners at tertiary level. The research was carried out, administering four instruments, a morphological knowledge test, an analytic relations test, a depth of vocabulary knowledge test, and a reading comprehension test in two successive classes to test students’ English language proficiency. The results of the study show that a significant and strong correlation existed between adapted analytic (meronymy) relations aspect of depth of vocabulary knowledge and academic reading comprehension, and also analytic relations made statistically the most significant unique prediction (which had the largest impact) to academic reading comprehension. Furthermore, the results suggest that students who learned analytic relations (part-whole) performed better in academic reading comprehension than those who learned other dimensions of depth of vocabulary knowledge, i.e. represented by morphological knowledge and both paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations. The study concludes that there are significant correlations and prediction of three components of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension. Providing an insight into the research gap, the present study suggests that depth of vocabulary knowledge would have practical use for the students and English teachers at tertiary level and further implications for lexical researchers. The inclusion of analytic relations with paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations and morphological knowledge, which represented depth of vocabulary knowledge, has added to the body of lexical knowledge.
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title	The correlation and prediction of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension among english as a foreign language (EFL) learners at tertiary level in Bangladesh
title_short	The correlation and prediction of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension among english as a foreign language (EFL) learners at tertiary level in Bangladesh
title_full	The correlation and prediction of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension among english as a foreign language (EFL) learners at tertiary level in Bangladesh
title_fullStr	The correlation and prediction of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension among english as a foreign language (EFL) learners at tertiary level in Bangladesh
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title_sort	correlation and prediction of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension among english as a foreign language (efl) learners at tertiary level in bangladesh
granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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The correlation and prediction of depth of vocabulary knowledge to academic reading comprehension among english as a foreign language (EFL) learners at tertiary level in Bangladesh

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