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The Effect of Prior Knowledge on the Contribution of Working Memory to L2 Reading Comprehension [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2020
Working memory is believed to interact with a second language (L2) learning at the cognitive level. The present study sought to explore the impact of L2 readers’ prior knowledge on the contribution of working memory to reading comprehension.
Hamid Allami, Niloofar Yousefi
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Comparing first and second language reading: the use of metacognitive strategies among Norwegian students

open access: yesActa Didactica Norge, 2018
Metacognitive awareness is one of the key predictors of successful reading, in particular for second language and academic reading. This article presents a study that investigated Norwegian university students’ metacognitive awareness when reading ...
Nicole Louise Busby
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Understanding online reading through the eyes of first and second language readers: an exploratory study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Utilizing eye-tracking technology and focusing on the “rapid”, “purposeful” and “comprehending” attributes of fluent reading, this study investigated first language (L1) and second language (L2) readers’ online reading patterns and comprehension.
Kang, Haijun
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Multimedia Gloss Presentation: Learners' Preference and the Effects on EFL Vocabulary Learning and Reading Comprehension

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Drawing on Moreno's cognitive-affective theory of learning with media, this research aims to investigate the effectiveness of different multimedia glosses on learners' vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension in a CALL environment. A total of 160
Shufang Wang, Chang In Lee
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RELATIONSHIPS AMONG WRITING AND READING AS RESPOND ON CRITICAL JOURNAL REVIEW

open access: yesIJET (Indonesian Journal of English Teaching), 2018
The integrating of reading and reading in L2 is not the new area, however, the reading and writing only a few studies receives enough attention and implemented in the teaching L1 and L2.
Dita Grace
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of the Reading Practice Platform (Readvise) in Developing Self-Regulated Reading Skills of Tertiary Students in L2 Learning

open access: yesEducation Sciences, 2022
Reading, as one of the four basic language skills, activates language learning. Tertiary-level students often undermine this opportunity and rarely read anything in addition to their course assignments.
Anait Akopyan, Katrin Saks
doaj   +1 more source

Learning to read in English: Comparing monolingual English and bilingual Zulu-English Grade 3 learners

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Childhood Education, 2011
The acquisition of reading skills of 100 monolingual English and 100 bilingual Zulu-English third-grade learners was investigated by measuring their phonological- and reading skills.
Diana Soares De Sousa
doaj   +1 more source

Learning and retaining specialized vocabulary from textbook reading:comparison of learning outcomes through L1 and L2 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This study investigated the acquisition of specialized vocabulary from L1 and L2 textbook reading by 64 Slovak high school students who were intermediate or advanced users of English. The students were divided into two groups: One group read the academic
Gablasova, Dana
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Transfer of reading attitude from L1 to L2 among Iranian EFL learners with reference to gender and language proficiency [PDF]

open access: yesTeaching English Language, 2011
This study aims at investigating the threshold hypothesis in relation to the transfer of reading attitude from L1 to L2 among Iranian EFL learners with reference to gender and language proficiency.
Mohammad Keshavarz   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reading EAP: Investigating high proficiency L2 university students’ strategy use through reading blogs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This study investigates the reading strategies used by academically novice, but high-proficiency L2 students of English enrolled in a teacher education programme at a major Swedish university.
Abbott   +53 more
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