The relationship between EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability and their fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and processing speed
The general purpose of the current study was to clarify the role and estimate the correlation of specific cognitive abilities with Second Language (L2) reading achievement of English Foreign Language (EFL) university students. Since there are not ample available studies about the cognitive correlate...
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| description | The general purpose of the current study was to clarify the role and estimate the correlation of specific cognitive abilities with Second Language (L2) reading achievement of English Foreign Language (EFL) university students. Since there are not ample available studies about the cognitive correlates of reading comprehension in a second language, we put our attention on the role of cognitive abilities of individuals to investigate second language reading comprehension’s nature. To this aim, the relationship between fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and speed of processing with second language reading comprehension as three different kinds of tests was examined to predict participants’ reading achievement. The results revealed a significant correlation of fluid intelligence with second language reading comprehension. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b54eaa4b7e6e46d5a8105901d4a86bd52023-08-02T01:02:52ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2016-12-013110.1080/2331186X.2016.12287331228733The relationship between EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability and their fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and processing speedKhalil Motallebzadeh0Mona Tabatabaee Yazdi1Islamic Azad UniversityIslamic Azad UniversityThe general purpose of the current study was to clarify the role and estimate the correlation of specific cognitive abilities with Second Language (L2) reading achievement of English Foreign Language (EFL) university students. Since there are not ample available studies about the cognitive correlates of reading comprehension in a second language, we put our attention on the role of cognitive abilities of individuals to investigate second language reading comprehension’s nature. To this aim, the relationship between fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and speed of processing with second language reading comprehension as three different kinds of tests was examined to predict participants’ reading achievement. The results revealed a significant correlation of fluid intelligence with second language reading comprehension.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1228733c-testfluid intelligencecrystallized intelligencespeed of processing |
| spellingShingle | Khalil Motallebzadeh Mona Tabatabaee Yazdi The relationship between EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability and their fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and processing speed Cogent Education c-test fluid intelligence crystallized intelligence speed of processing |
| title | The relationship between EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability and their fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and processing speed |
| title_full | The relationship between EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability and their fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and processing speed |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability and their fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and processing speed |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability and their fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and processing speed |
| title_short | The relationship between EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability and their fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and processing speed |
| title_sort | relationship between efl learners reading comprehension ability and their fluid intelligence crystallized intelligence and processing speed |
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