Developing Vocabulary Fluency for Preparatory School Pupils through Reading Comprehension
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When looking at the importance of reading vocabulary, one of the most crucial questions to ask is how much vocabulary is necessary for good reading. There is a list of three research questions: Do Iraqi EFL preparatory school pupils have vocabulary fluency? Do Iraqi EFL preparatory 5school pupils good at reading comprehension and is there any relationship between vocabulary fluency and reading comprehension?
Accordingly, the current study aims at finding out:
- Iraqi EFL preparatory school pupils’ vocabulary fluency level.
- Iraqi EFL preparatory school pupils’ reading comprehension level
- the relationship between Iraqi EFL preparatory school pupils` vocabulary fluency and reading comprehension.
The sample of the present study consists of (100) pupils from Iraqi preparatory school randomly been selected from Tikrit city. To achieve the aims of the present study, two instruments have been applied by the researcher, The Barton English Vocabulary Test and a reading comprehension test. After ensuring the validity and reliability of the instruments, the instruments have been applied and the data have been collected. Then a number of statistical tools have been used to analyze the obtained data.
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