ERIC Number: EJ1371826
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-0015-718X
EISSN: EISSN-1944-9720
The Moderating Effects of L2 Proficiency on the Relationship between Reading and Writing in L2 and across L1 and L2
Kim, Kyung Ja; Pae, Tae-Il
Foreign Language Annals, v56 n1 p75-101 Spr 2023
The present study aimed to examine the relationships between reading and writing, and the role of L2 proficiency in moderating these relationships, among 8th and 11th graders in South Korea. A total of 257 eighth and 322 eleventh graders learning English as a foreign language participated in Study 1 and Study 2, respectively. The findings indicated that (1) reading and writing have a two-way relationship regardless of grade levels, (2) a two-way relationship between reading and writing exists not only within L2 but also across L1 and L2 (L1 reading [right arrow] L2 writing, L1 writing [right arrow] L2 reading), and (3) the strength of the relationship between reading and writing is moderated by the level of L2 proficiency. The authors discuss these results in terms of current research on reading-writing relationships and provide implications for pedagogy and future research.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Language Proficiency, Grade 8, Grade 11, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Reading Writing Relationship, Native Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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