本文描述了就阅读在外语习得中的效度所进行的一项研究项目的理论基础及其实施方法。本文着重描述两个方面的问题:即本项目的初始阶段(这是受1983年Elley和Mangubhai所实行的类似研究项目的启发),以及所涉及到的学生们的背景问题。在本项目的最初阶段,给汉堡15所学校的学生都提供了一种班级图书馆,并对“阅读”组和“非阅读”组的学中都进行了测试。两年后将再进行一次测试。有关学生们的背景 This article describes the theoretical basis for conducting a research project on the validity of reading in foreign language acquisition and how to implement it. This article focuses on two issues: the initial stages of the project (inspired by similar research projects conducted by Elley and Mangubhai in 1983), and the background questions of the students involved. In the very early stages of the project, a class library was provided to students in all 15 schools in Hamburg and tests were conducted in the “Reading” and “Non-Reading” groups. Two years later will be another test. The background of the students