The Role of Topic Familiarity in Incidental Vocabulary Learning and Reading Comprehension
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This study aims to investigate the role of topic familiarity in reading comprehension and vocabulary learning when learners read L2 texts. While numerous studies have shown that topic familiarity affect comprehension, few studies account for the relations between topic familiarity and vocabulary learning. In order to better understand the role of topic familiarity on reading comprehension and vocabulary learning, the study utilizes a pedagogical reading approach grounded by the interactive-compensatory model. A questionnaire was conducted at the end of the study to determine the level of topic familiarity on each text. A test to measure reading comprehension was used to investigate the relations of topic familiarity on understanding texts. Moreover, the data from pre- and post-vocabulary tests were analyzed to find the difference of vocabulary learning by the degree of topic familiarity. The findings indicated that topic familiarity had significant effects on the students' comprehension performance and vocabulary learning. Overall, results can be concluded that not only did topic familiarity on reading comprehension help to better understand texts, but it was also able to enhance incidental vocabulary learning.
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This study aims to investigate the role of topic familiarity in reading comprehension and vocabulary learning when learners read L2 texts. While numerous studies have shown that topic familiarity affect comprehension, few studies account for the relations between topic familiarity and vocabulary learning. In order to better understand the role of topic familiarity on reading comprehension and vocabulary learning, the study utilizes a pedagogical reading approach grounded by the interactive-compensatory model. A questionnaire was conducted at the end of the study to determine the level of topic familiarity on each text. A test to measure reading comprehension was used to investigate the relations of topic familiarity on understanding texts. Moreover, the data from pre- and post-vocabulary tests were analyzed to find the difference of vocabulary learning by the degree of topic familiarity. The findings indicated that topic familiarity had significant effects on the students' comprehension performance and vocabulary learning. Overall, results can be concluded that not only did topic familiarity on reading comprehension help to better understand texts, but it was also able to enhance incidental vocabulary learning.
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