Fostering metacognitive genre awareness in L2 academic reading and writing: A case study of pre-service English teachers [PDF]
Although the concept of metacognition has received considerable attention for its impact on learning across disciplinary areas, it has not been sufficiently discussed in the context of L2 academic reading and writing. In this paper, we bring together two
Kuteeva, Maria, Negretti, Raffaella
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The processing of ambiguous sentences by first and second language learners of English [PDF]
This study compares the way English-speaking children and adult second language learners of English resolve relative clause attachment ambiguities in sentences such as The dean liked the secretary of the professor who was reading a letter.
Felser, Claudia +3 more
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In the context of L2 academic reading, teachers tend to use a variety of question formats to assess students’ reading comprehension. Studies have revealed that not only question formats but also L2 language proficiency might affect how students use ...
Ray J. T. Liao, Kwangmin Lee
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Second Language Reading Research and Instruction: Crossing the Boundaries
Second language (L2) reading serves dual roles in L2 learning – both as a literacy skill for comprehension and as a source of L2 input (Eskey, 2005; Grabe, 1991).
Jookyoung Jung
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Eye Movement Patterns in Natural Reading: A Comparison of Monolingual and Bilingual Reading of a Novel. [PDF]
This paper presents a corpus of sentence level eye movement parameters for unbalanced bilingual first language (L1) and second-language (L2) reading and monolingual reading of a complete novel (56 000 words). We present important sentence-level basic eye
Uschi Cop, Denis Drieghe, Wouter Duyck
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Lexicality, frequency and stress assignment effects in bilingual children reading Italian as a second language [PDF]
In Italian, developing readers exhibit lexicality and frequency effects, and are sensitive to the distributional properties of the language. But how do bilingual children with different ages of first L2 (Italian) exposure and L2 vocabulary sizes read L2 ...
Bellocchi, S. +2 more
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Second Language Reading Research and Instruction: Crossing the Boundaries
Second language (L2) reading serves dual roles in L2 learning – both as a literacy skill for comprehension and as a source of L2 input (Eskey, 2005; Grabe, 1991).
Jookyoung Jung
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BOOK REVIEW: ENGLISH L2 READING: GETTING TO THE BOTTOM (4TH EDITION)
Research in L2 reading, especially the incorporation of insights from reading processing into reading instruction, has gained a standing attention in ELT and recent second language acquisition research has highlighted a complex and dynamic trajectory of ...
Yueyue Huang, Keru Li
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Extensive reading in a second language : literature review and pedagogical implications [PDF]
textThis Report explores the importance of including extensive reading (ER) program in English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) context.
Hong, Sunju
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Reading in a second or foreign language (L2) is a more complicated process than reading in one's first language because it requires additional demands on the reader. Reading can be assessed from various domains.
Àngels Llanes Baró
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