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Direct linkMcQuillan, Jeff; Krashen, Stephen D. – Language Learning & Technology, 2008
Cobb (2007) argues that free reading cannot provide L2 readers with sufficient opportunities for acquiring vocabulary in order to reach an adequate level of reading comprehension of English texts. In this paper, the authors argue that (1) Cobb severely underestimates the amount of reading even a very modest reading habit would afford L2 readers,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Habits, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning
