The Relationship Between Lexical Clusters, Word Repetition and Reading Comprehension
Xianda College of Economics and Humanities, English Department, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai 200080, China
| Abstract: | This paper explores the relationship between lexical clusters and reading comprehension, and how to apply these two vocabulary learning strategies to classroom teaching. The paper selects an article from the textbook New Horizon College English Volume One as the object of discourse analysis, and raises the following questions: How to combine the theories of lexical cluster repetition and lexical clusters? Which lexical clusters have the highest repetition frequency? Can repeated lexical clusters and lexical clusters help students understand the text? The subjects of this study were 60 Chinese college students with intermediate English proficiency. The study used an experimental method, randomly dividing the subjects into two groups, one group receiving lexical cluster and lexical cluster repetition training, and the other group receiving conventional vocabulary teaching. After four weeks of training, the two groups took a reading comprehension test to compare their reading scores and reading strategies. The value and significance of this study are: To provide theoretical and practical basis for vocabulary teaching and reading teaching, and help teachers and students improve vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension; To provide a new perspective and evidence for the study of the relationship between lexical clusters and reading comprehension, and enrich and develop the theory and practice of vocabulary learning strategies. |
| Keywords: | Word Repetition; Lexical Clusters; Reading Comprehension; Vocabulary Learning |
| DOI: | 10.57237/j.ha.2023.03.002 |
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Received: 12 September 2023
Accepted: 20 November 2023
Published Online: 27 November 2023
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| 1. | 上海外国语大学贤达经济人文学院校级一般项目《受众观视域下中美气候会议话语对比研究》(A3107.23.2101.221) |
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