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The Relationship between Metacomprehension and Reading Comprehension in Spanish as a Second Language

Psicología Educativa: Revista de los Psicólogos de la Educación, 2021
The importance of reading proficiency in a second language (L2) is growing worldwide. Reading in a L2 involves many questions about the abilities of reading comprehension, including metacomprehension, a core reading ability in native speakers (L1) that ...
Carla Míguez-Álvarez, Miguel Cuevas-Alonso, Mário Cruz   +2 more
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Self-efficacy for writing and written text quality of upper secondary students with and without reading difficulties

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionSelf-efficacy for writing (SEW) and reading ability are some of several factors that may be related to the quality of written text that students produce.
Pär Sehlström, Christian Waldmann, Maria Levlin   +2 more
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Comparing first and second language reading: the use of metacognitive strategies among Norwegian students

Acta 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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The relationship between L2 vocabulary knowledge and reading proficiency: The moderating effects of vocabulary fluency

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, Zuwati Hasim, Huzaina Abdul Halim   +2 more
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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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Is Morphological Awareness a Relevant Predictor of Reading Fluency and Comprehension? New Evidence From Italian Monolingual and Arabic-Italian Bilingual Children

Frontiers in Communication, 2018
In this study, we examined the contribution of morphological awareness to reading competence in a group of Italian L1 and Arabic-Italian early L2 children, i.e., exposed to Italian before 3 years of age.
Mirta Vernice, Elena Pagliarini
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The Predictive Role of Grapho-Morphological Knowledge in Reading Comprehension for Beginning-Level L2 Chinese Learners

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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Compensatory effects of individual differences, language proficiency, and reading behavior: an eye-tracking study of second language reading assessment

Frontiers in Communication, 2023
Reading in a second language (L2) is a complex process that incorporates linguistic knowledge and literacy abilities, as well as strategic competence to approach different types of reading tasks depending on reading goals.
Rurik Tywoniw
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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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