A Correlational Study of English Reading Habits and Vocabulary Size Among Libyan EFL Undergraduate Students

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In the globalizing world of today, the ability to read in English has become a very important skill, especially in professional and academic life. English Reading skill is mostly considered a difficult productive skill to master among EFL students. Accordingly, this study aims to examine the Correlation between English Reading Habits and Vocabulary Size among Libyan EFL Undergraduate Students. This study employed a quantitative correlational research design. The participants of this study were Libyan undergraduate students who were studying English language or English education at selected colleges at three different universities ( Sabrata University, Zawiya Univeristy & AlMergib University). The study used a purposive sampling technique with 100 samples. The findings that had been collected were examined using descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, standard deviation) and Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation. The results of this study showed that Pearson correlation coefficient is r = 0.778 with p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.01), suggesting that the correlation not just is strong but also significant. The finding signifies that the students with higher English reading habits have larger vocabulary size among Libyan EFL undergraduate students. This finding shows that students with more English reading habits have a larger vocabulary size.

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