Improving reading fluency and comprehension in adult ESL learners using bottom-up and top-down vocabulary training

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Improving reading fluency and comprehension in adult ESL learners using bottom-up and top-down vocabulary training

The current research examines the effect of two methods of vocabulary training on reading fluency and comprehension of adult English as second language (ESL) tertiary-bound students. The methods used were isolated vocabulary training (bottom-up reading) and vocabulary training in context (topdown re...

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Main Authors:	Oliver, Rhonda, Young, S.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50004

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