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ERIC Number: EJ643207
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0023-8333
Impact of Reading Purpose on Incidental Word Learning from Context.
Swanborn, M. S. L.; de Glopper, K.
Language Learning, v52 n1 p95-117 Mar 2002
Examined how reading texts for different purposes affected amounts of incidental word learning. Grade 6 students were asked to read texts for fun, to learn about the topic of the text, and for text comprehension. Level of reading ability was a significant factor in all conditions. Low ability readers learned hardly any words incidentally; high-ability readers defined up to 27 of every 100 unknown words when reading fro comprehension. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Dutch, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Materials, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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