International Journal of English Literature and Culture

Vol. 8(4), pp. 117-122, July 2020

 ISSN: 2360-7831

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijelc2020100

 

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Abstract

 

This study seeks to explore the effect of vocabulary breadth on reading comprehension. To collect the required data to inform the paper, two language tests were adopted vocabulary level test and a reading comprehension test. The sample of the study comprised 41 second-year students majoring in the English language at the University of Sudan of Science and Technology. Quite a number of good results have been drawn from this study. The first encouraging result is the fact that there is a positive and significant correlation at the level of 0.005 between the breadth of vocabulary and reading comprehension with a correlation value of 0.347. A situation which entails that the students have to be conversant in vocabulary knowledge through excessive exposure to texts rich in authentic vocabulary. Therefore, Students with high aptitude to learning vocabulary and a high level of vocabulary breadth were more successful in reading comprehension. These findings have evidently confirmed the positive effect of vocabulary breadth on reading comprehension.

 

Keywords: Vocabulary breadth, Reading, comprehension Proficiency level.  

 

Cite This Article As: Elzein Ffadal Alla M.A(2020). The Effect of Vocabulary Breadth on Reading Comprehension. Inter. J. Eng. Lit. Cult. 8(4): 117-122