Reading attitudes in L1 and L2, and their influence on L2 extensive reading [PDF]
Reading in a Foreign Language, 2004 The present study examines the relationship between both first language (L1) and second language (L2) reading attitudes, and learners' performance in L2 extensive reading. Four reading attitude variables were identified (Comfort, Anxiety, Value, Self-perception), both in L1 and L2, according to learners' responses to a questionnaire.
Yamashita, Junko
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The role of individual differences in L2 writing [PDF]
, 2012 Although the role of individual differences in second language (L2) speech has been extensively studied, the impact of individual differences on the process of second language writing and the written product has been a neglected area of research. In this
Kormos, Judit
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Processing empty categories in a second language: When naturalistic exposure fills the (intermediate) gap [PDF]
, 2013 An ongoing debate on second language (L2) processing revolves around whether or not L2 learners process syntactic information similarly to monolinguals (L1), and what factors lead to a native-like processing. According to the Shallow Structure Hypothesis
Marinis, Theo +2 more
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The relationship between working memory and reading comprehension in L1 Arabic and L2 English for Arabic speaking children [PDF]
, 2015 This mixed methodology research project comprised four studies that explored relationships between working memory and literacy, as well as the potential influence of home literacy, in L1 Arabic and L2 English children in grade six (aged 11) of mainstream
Elsayyad, H.M
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Processing of regular and irregular past tense morphology in highly proficient second language learners of English: a self-paced reading study [PDF]
, 2013 Dual-system models suggest that English past tense morphology involves two processing routes: rule application for regular verbs and memory retrieval for irregular verbs (Pinker, 1999).
Marinis, Theodoros, Pliatsikas, Christos
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Second Language Reading and the Role of Grammar
Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2009 The paper reviews research on second language (L2) reading, focusing on the various factors involved, i.e., orthography, vocabulary, grammar, background knowledge, and metacognitive strategies.
Jookyoung Jung
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Reading comprehension entails a set of distinct, yet interdependent cognitive, linguistic, and nonlinguistic processes. Previous second language (L2) Chinese studies have identified significant and positive impacts of grapho-morphological knowledge at ...
Tianxu Chen, Sihui Ke, Keiko Koda
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Second Language Reading and the Role of Grammar
Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, 2015 The paper reviews research on second language (L2) reading, focusing on the various factors involved, i.e., orthography, vocabulary, grammar, background knowledge, and metacognitive strategies.
Jookyoung Jung
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Lexical Inferencing in L2 Japanese Reading: L2 Proficiency and L1 Reading as Predictors of Semantic Gap Filling (SGF) at Word Level [PDF]
, 2013 This exploratory study was conducted to seek the relationships of L2 proficiency and L1 reading to L2 Japanese Semantic Gap Filling (SGF) at word level, or lexical inferencing.
169, HATAKEYAMA, Mamoru
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Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023 In this study, we ascertain the links between the four dimensions of L2 vocabulary knowledge and L2 reading proficiency and the moderating effects of vocabulary fluency.
Yanli Tong +2 more
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