1. By Crystal Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary

2. By Crystal Reading & Vocabulary Contents Importance of Reading Vocabulary and Reading Vocabulary breadth & depth Conclusion

3. By Crystal Reading & Vocabulary The importance of Reading in L2 Learning  Research trend  Alderson’s (1984) article “ Reading in a Foreign Language: A Reading Problem, or a Language Problem?”

4. By Crystal Reading & Vocabulary The importance of Reading in L2 Learning  Taiwan situation  Policy: university student (TOFEL)  Policy: junior high school student (the Basic Competence Test)  Reading assessment mirrors learner’s understanding (Sheila, 1990)  Extensive reading (reading in quantity)

5. By Crystal Reading & Vocabulary The relationship between vocabulary and reading  Reading ability and word knowledge are correlated in both children and adults.  Taiwanese students’ learning condition  English learning materials with gloss

6. By Crystal Reading & Vocabulary The dimension in vocabulary and reading comprehension  Vocabulary size and depth are powerful in predicting reading performance.  Vocabulary breadth is know as vocabulary size (quantity), and it helps reader for reading fluency.  Vocabulary depth is know as the quality of lexical knowledge, and it helps readers word meaning inference.

7. By Crystal Reading & Vocabulary Breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge  In reading comprehension Breadth > Depth  They are undistinguishable form one another.  They are appear to be reciprocal.

8. By Crystal Reading & Vocabulary Other factors influencing reading comprehension  Morphology was related to reading comprehension.  Morphology influenced word reading fluency.

9. By Crystal Reading & Vocabulary Conclusion  Reading comprehension test is a best choice for training.  Reading is a complex matter.

10. By Crystal Have a nice day!