The effects of exposure to literary texts on reading comprehension and vocabulary retention: literature-majors vs translation-majors
This study attempts to examine the impact of reading literary texts on vocabulary retention of learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). Some Iranian undergraduate students (n=140) randomly selected from among senior students of English literature and English translation participated in this...
Main Author: | Shirin Rahimi Kazerooni |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2013
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Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5877/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5877/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5877/1/2%2520AJTLHE%252037_0.pdf |
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