Learning and retaining specialized vocabulary from textbook reading:comparison of learning outcomes through L1 and L2 [PDF]
, 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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Reading attitudes in L1 and L2, and their influence on L2 extensive reading
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.
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Lexicality, frequency and stress assignment effects in bilingual children reading Italian as a second language [PDF]
, 2016 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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Education SciencesIn 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
Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2010 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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Reading aloud activity in L2 and cerebral activation [PDF]
, 2012 This article explores the cerebral mechanism of reading aloud activities in L2 learners. These activities have been widely used in L2 learning and teaching, and its effect has been reported in various Asian L2 learning contexts.
Ikeda Maiko +5 more
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Second Language Reading Research and Instruction: Crossing the Boundaries
Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, 2015 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]
PLoS ONE, 2015 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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BOOK REVIEW: ENGLISH L2 READING: GETTING TO THE BOTTOM (4TH EDITION)
LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching, 2022 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]
, 2015 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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