The effect of reading purpose on incidental vocabulary learning and retention among elementary Iranian learners of English

This study, situated in an EFL context, aimed at discovering the ways purposes behind reading activities influence vocabulary knowledge gain and retrieval. Seventy five elementary learners of English were randomly assigned to three groups of âfree readingâ, âreading comprehensionâ and âreading to su...

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Main Authors: Sakine Momeni, Ahmad Reza Eghtesadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Isfahan 2014-01-01
Series:Applied Research on English Language
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Online Access:http://are.ui.ac.ir/article_15477_da78563f1b11c68dc9d998ee0618d117.pdf