{"title":"Cross-linguistic relations of morphological awareness between Korean and English to language and reading skills for Korean adolescents","authors":"Joong won Lee , Young-Suk Grace Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106118","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, we explored the cross-linguistic association of morphological awareness, vocabulary, word reading, and reading comprehension between Korean and English for Korean-speaking adolescents who learn English as a foreign language. One hundred twenty-one Korean Grade 7 students were assessed on morphological awareness, vocabulary, word reading, and reading comprehension in Korean and English. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that morphological awareness in Korean and English is best described by language—Korean and English, not a single factor across languages or factors by the type of morphology (inflection, derivation, or compound). Structural equation modeling showed that morphological awareness directly predicted reading comprehension both in Korean and English over and above vocabulary and word reading. There was also a cross-linguistic relation between Korean and English for morphological awareness, vocabulary, word reading, and reading comprehension. Furthermore, Korean morphological awareness predicted English reading comprehension via Korean reading comprehension and English morphological awareness. These findings shed light on the importance of L1 morphological awareness in L1 and L2 reading development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Child Psychology","volume":"249 ","pages":"Article 106118"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Experimental Child Psychology","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022096524002583","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In this study, we explored the cross-linguistic association of morphological awareness, vocabulary, word reading, and reading comprehension between Korean and English for Korean-speaking adolescents who learn English as a foreign language. One hundred twenty-one Korean Grade 7 students were assessed on morphological awareness, vocabulary, word reading, and reading comprehension in Korean and English. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that morphological awareness in Korean and English is best described by language—Korean and English, not a single factor across languages or factors by the type of morphology (inflection, derivation, or compound). Structural equation modeling showed that morphological awareness directly predicted reading comprehension both in Korean and English over and above vocabulary and word reading. There was also a cross-linguistic relation between Korean and English for morphological awareness, vocabulary, word reading, and reading comprehension. Furthermore, Korean morphological awareness predicted English reading comprehension via Korean reading comprehension and English morphological awareness. These findings shed light on the importance of L1 morphological awareness in L1 and L2 reading development.
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The Journal of Experimental Child Psychology is an excellent source of information concerning all aspects of the development of children. It includes empirical psychological research on cognitive, social/emotional, and physical development. In addition, the journal periodically publishes Special Topic issues.