Cross-linguistic relations of morphological awareness between Korean and English to language and reading skills for Korean adolescents

IF 1.8 2区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Pub Date : 2024-11-07 DOI:10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106118

Joong won Lee , Young-Suk Grace Kim

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Abstract

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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韩语和英语形态意识与韩国青少年语言和阅读能力的跨语言关系。

本研究探讨了将英语作为外语学习的韩语青少年在韩语和英语之间的形态认知、词汇、单词阅读和阅读理解的跨语言关联。研究对 121 名韩国七年级学生进行了韩语和英语的形态认知、词汇、单词阅读和阅读理解能力评估。确认性因素分析表明，韩语和英语中的形态意识最好由语言--韩语和英语--来描述，而不是由跨语言的单一因素或由形态类型（词缀、派生词或复合词）来描述。结构方程模型显示，形态意识直接预测韩语和英语的阅读理解能力，高于词汇和单词阅读能力。韩语和英语在形态认知、词汇、单词阅读和阅读理解方面也存在跨语言关系。此外，韩语形态认知通过韩语阅读理解和英语形态认知预测英语阅读理解。这些发现揭示了 L1 词形意识在 L1 和 L2 阅读发展中的重要性。

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Multiple-

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4.50

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7.70%

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190

期刊介绍： 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.