Knowledge of Greek and Latin Roots Is Related to Reading Comprehension among French-Speaking Sixth Graders

Autor/inn/en	Whissell-Turner, Kathleen; Fejzo, Anila
Titel	Knowledge of Greek and Latin Roots Is Related to Reading Comprehension among French-Speaking Sixth Graders
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 24 (2021) 3, S.61-78 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1481-868X
Schlagwörter	Morphemes; Elementary School Students; Reading Comprehension; French; Grade 6; Latin; Greek; Morphology (Languages); Metalinguistics; Standardized Tests; Language Tests; Vocabulary Development; Reading Fluency; Oral Language; Short Term Memory; Prediction; Correlation; Task Analysis; Foreign Countries; Achievement Tests; Verbal Ability; Intelligence Tests; Native Language; Second Language Learning; Canada (Montreal); Wechsler Individual Achievement Test; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Morphem; Leseverstehen; Französisch; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Latein; Grieche; Griechisch; Morphology; Morphologie; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Language test; Sprachtest; Wortschatzarbeit; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Vorhersage; Korrelation; Aufgabenanalyse; Ausland; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Mündliche Leistung; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Zweitsprachenerwerb; WIAT; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest
Abstract	By the end of primary school, students are confronted with expository texts known for their high proportion of domain-specific academic vocabulary words. These words usually comprise Greek or Latin roots in their internal structure. Recent findings showed that knowledge of Greek and Latin roots is related to reading comprehension. However, no study has investigated such a relationship in a francophone context. Therefore, the present study sought to measure Greek and Latin roots' relation to reading comprehension among French 6th graders. To do so, 40 participants were administrated an experimental task on Greek and Latin roots knowledge and a reading comprehension standardized subset test. Variables related to reading comprehension, such as morphological awareness, vocabulary breadth, word reading fluency, oral comprehension, and working memory were also measured. Results showed that knowledge of Greek and Latin roots significantly predicted variation of reading comprehension. This paper discusses scientific and educational implications of this finding. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics / Association Canadienne de Linguistique Appliquée. Departement de langues, linguistique et traduction, Pavillon de Koninck, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada. Web site: http://www.aclacaal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01