Revisiting the role of linguistic complexity in ESL reading comprehension

This study investigated the two linguistic components positioned at the two ends of the continuum that influence ESL reading comprehension: lexical and syntactic features. Specifically, the present study aims to determine these two linguistic features of the texts most comprehensible to pupils. Sixt...

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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-15842021-11-25T02:23:19Z Revisiting the role of linguistic complexity in ESL reading comprehension Barrot, Jessie S. This study investigated the two linguistic components positioned at the two ends of the continuum that influence ESL reading comprehension: lexical and syntactic features. Specifically, the present study aims to determine these two linguistic features of the texts most comprehensible to pupils. Sixty pupils from three grade levels (2, 4, and 6) were asked to read four texts with varying text difficulty level from which the most comprehensible text per grade level was identified after a comprehension test. The findings revealed that the pupils reading comprehension progressed as they advance in grade level. Moreover, the findings revealed that the lexical feature of the reading texts becomes more complex as grade level advances. This indicates that lexical features is a viable factor in determining the readability of the text; that is, as the lexical features of a reading text becomes more complex, the more difficult it is for learners to process such texts for comprehension. Unlike lexical features, the syntactic features of the selected reading texts exhibited an erratic pattern indicating that such features may not be a crucial factor in text readability and in reading comprehension as a whole. 2013-05-01T07:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/585 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Lexicology Reading comprehension English language—Study and teaching—Foreign speakers English language—Syntax English Language and Literature Language and Literacy Education
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
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topic Lexicology
Reading comprehension
English language—Study and teaching—Foreign speakers
English language—Syntax
English Language and Literature
Language and Literacy Education
spellingShingle Lexicology
Reading comprehension
English language—Study and teaching—Foreign speakers
English language—Syntax
English Language and Literature
Language and Literacy Education
Barrot, Jessie S.
Revisiting the role of linguistic complexity in ESL reading comprehension
description This study investigated the two linguistic components positioned at the two ends of the continuum that influence ESL reading comprehension: lexical and syntactic features. Specifically, the present study aims to determine these two linguistic features of the texts most comprehensible to pupils. Sixty pupils from three grade levels (2, 4, and 6) were asked to read four texts with varying text difficulty level from which the most comprehensible text per grade level was identified after a comprehension test. The findings revealed that the pupils reading comprehension progressed as they advance in grade level. Moreover, the findings revealed that the lexical feature of the reading texts becomes more complex as grade level advances. This indicates that lexical features is a viable factor in determining the readability of the text; that is, as the lexical features of a reading text becomes more complex, the more difficult it is for learners to process such texts for comprehension. Unlike lexical features, the syntactic features of the selected reading texts exhibited an erratic pattern indicating that such features may not be a crucial factor in text readability and in reading comprehension as a whole.
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title Revisiting the role of linguistic complexity in ESL reading comprehension
title_short Revisiting the role of linguistic complexity in ESL reading comprehension
title_full Revisiting the role of linguistic complexity in ESL reading comprehension
title_fullStr Revisiting the role of linguistic complexity in ESL reading comprehension
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