Reading and listening comprehension are not unitary: both consist of similar and different subskills¶
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q2 i? The compiled evidence indicates RC and LC are divisible, containing both overlapping and modality-specific subskills rather than a single unitary comprehension process. → Aynur Ismayilli Karakoc 2019
Evidence¶
Aynur Ismayilli Karakoc 2019¶
Aynur Ismayilli Karakoc. (2019). Reading and Listening Comprehension Subskills: The Match between Theory, Coursebooks, and Language Proficiency Tests. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.10n.4p.166
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Conclusion of the document-analysis study, which cross-compared subskills from theory, nine proficiency tests, and coursebook tasks. The article states "The results showed that RC and LC are not unitary and both consist of similar and different subskills", aligning with prior empirical findings of divisibility.
"The results showed that RC and LC are not unitary and both consist of similar and different subskills."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Subskill taxonomies in the literature come from both empirical investigations and theory, with no consensus on the number of subskills — related
- Cross-comparing theory, nine proficiency tests, and 25 coursebook tasks yields ten subskills shared between reading and listening, seven exclusive to reading, and four exclusive to listening — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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Reading and listening comprehension are not unitary: both consist of similar and different subskills |
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Reading and listening comprehension are not unitary: both consist of similar and different subskills |
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2019 |
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