This study investigates the contribution of receptive collocational competence and receptive
vocabulary knowledge to L2 general language proficiency, and how well collocational …

This article reports on an empirical study that investigated the relative predictive powers of
metacognitive awareness of reading strategies, L2 lexical knowledge (depth and breadth …

Despite the well-established role of lexis in proficiency in the four skills, a great deal of
research has focused on the importance of vocabulary breadth and depth in reading …

This study assessed the effect of adjectives and noun premodifiers on L2 noun phrase
comprehension and error types among English Language Learners. We also examined the …

Abstract Drawing on Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning, the present study
aims to examine the effectiveness of technology-mediated teaching vocabulary in the form of …

Based on theories on vocabulary knowledge, grammar knowledge, and reading
comprehension subcomponents, ten attributes/subskills were defined for 50 items from …

For many years, ESL educators have placed significant emphasis on improving the reading
abilities of primary and secondary education students. Nonetheless, despite these efforts …

Literature-based instruction is one of the methods that the teacher can used in teaching
English to improve student's four basic skills in English. As a result, this paper aimed to …

Abstract English emerged in the Nigerian context as a result of the need to communicate
with many people from different ethnic backgrounds who speak different languages …

The reading ability of students in the field is still very worrying. This is reinforced by the low
ability of students to understand material or questions that require higher-order thinking …