Demystifying the Effect of Narrow Reading on EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Recall and Retention

Table 1

Readability and word count of the passages.

	Main passage (both groups)	Experimental group			Control group
Topic	Cellphones: hang up or keep talking	Cellphone risks	Cellphone as new invention	Cellphone at school	Money	Smoking	Global warming
Word count	428	412	426	414	452	411	462
Readability	7.5	9.7	8	9.5	9.1	9.3	9.4