Tae?Il Pae
A Simultaneous Analysis of Relations Between L1 and L2 Skills in Reading and Writing
Yeungnam University
abstract study examines relations first language l1 second language l2 reading writing 211 upper middle school korean students learning english foreign language results using path analysis suggest l1 ability significant independent predictor l2 ability reading writing providing evidence interdependent relations l1 l2 operations receptive productive skills results also indicate l1 reading predicted l2 writing l1 writing predict l2 reading l2 proficiency also shown important l2 proficiency made greater contribution l2 reading writing operations l1 ability also relation l1 l2 writing skills reading skills significantly moderated l2 proficiency author discusses results context existing theories l1l2 relations highlights important implications pedagogy future research