title: Self-reported reading as a predictor of vocabulary knowledge.
abstract: 25 engineering students in India, who were highly motivated to improve their English, filled out a questionnaire about their reading habits in English and took a demanding vocabulary test based on words taken from preparation books for the Graduate Records Examination. The correlation between reading habits and vocabulary was substantial (r = .78).
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authors.lastname: Pratheeba
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authors.lastname: Krashen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007807:Language Tests; D019303:Multilingualism; D011932:Reading; D057566:Self Report; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014825:Vocabulary