Effects of Graded Texts on EFL College Students' Incidental ...
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Table 3. 5. A comparis<strong>on</strong> between Ghardirian’s (2002) study and the current study<br />
Differences Ghardirian’s study The current study<br />
Target learners <strong>EFL</strong> learners (level not Taiwanese college<br />
specified)<br />
freshemen (intermediate<br />
<strong>EFL</strong> learners)<br />
Target texts Voice <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> America<br />
simplified news texts<br />
Sinorama texts<br />
Familiar word lists The first 176 words <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GSL (familiar words),<br />
GSL, and other words<br />
found in a broad range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
elementary texts<br />
HSF (familiar words)<br />
Unfamiliar word lists GSL (words other than UWL (unfamiliar words),<br />
the first 176 words),<br />
Voice <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> America Special<br />
word list, UWL,<br />
L<strong>on</strong>gman Defining<br />
Dicti<strong>on</strong>ary word list<br />
SHF (unfamiliar words)<br />
Length <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> target texts 300-1500 words 1500-3000 words<br />
Goals 1. Ensuring each text<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tain reas<strong>on</strong>able<br />
small number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
unfamiliar words.<br />
2. Ensuring that most <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
the words in the word<br />
lists will be<br />
encountered five<br />
times or more.<br />
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1. Ensuring each text<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tained reas<strong>on</strong>able<br />
small number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
unfamiliar words.<br />
2. Ensuring that target<br />
words will be<br />
encountered<br />
repetitively.<br />
3. C<strong>on</strong>trolling the interval<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> target word<br />
encounter.<br />
4. Testing whether<br />
sequenced texts can<br />
result in measurable<br />
vocabulary learning.<br />
5. Finding out the amount<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> exposure needed for<br />
successful word<br />
acquisiti<strong>on</strong>.