Insights Into Second Language Reading
Author | : Keiko Koda |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2005-01-10 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780521545136 |
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Author | : Keiko Koda |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2005-01-10 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780521545136 |
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Author | : Karim Sadeghi |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2021-08-25 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 3030844706 |
This book investigates the issue of cloze-validity as a measure of second language reading comprehension. It starts off by making a distinction between general reading ability and the more specific reading comprehension followed by a thorough review of the related research on L2 reading comprehension and sorting out the confusion in the literature in this categorization. A comprehensive account of cloze procedure is presented discussing its origin, different versions, its use for teaching and testing purposes, as well the latest research on cloze as measures of readability, language proficiency and second language reading. The book includes studies conducted at several stages on validating cloze as a measure of reading and interview and questionnaire techniques are applied to investigate the validity of eight cloze tests, criterion reading tests, and other cloze and reading tests in general. Two new cloze tests, i.e. reader-centered cloze test and phrase cloze test, are also introduced and researched as measures of reading ability. The book concludes with suggestions for developing tests that can better measure reading comprehension in light of recent research insights on the complex and dynamic nature of reading. This book will appeal to researchers, lecturers and graduate and post-graduate students taking a course in Second Language Acquisition, Applied Linguistics, TESOL, Language Assessment, and Educational Measurement.
Author | : Kristin Lems |
Publisher | : Guilford Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2009-11-20 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1606234706 |
Written specifically for K–12 educators, this accessible book explains the processes involved in second-language acquisition and provides a wealth of practical strategies for helping English language learners (ELLs) succeed at reading. The authors integrate knowledge from two fields that often remain disconnected—linguistics and literacy—with a focus on what works in the classroom. Teachers learn effective practices for supporting students as they build core competencies not just for reading in English, but also for listening, speaking, and writing. Engaging vignettes and examples illustrate ways to promote ELLs’ communicative skills across the content areas and in formal and informal settings.
Author | : William Grabe |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780521729741 |
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Author | : Mike Long |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 513 |
Release | : 2014-07-31 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1118882210 |
This book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. Combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the philosophy of education Details best practice for TBLT programs, including discussion of learner needs and means analysis; syllabus design; materials writing; choice of methodological principles and pedagogic procedures; criterion-referenced, task-based performance assessment; and program evaluation Written by an esteemed scholar of second language acquisition with over 30 years of research and classroom experience Considers diffusion of innovation in education and the potential impact of TBLT on foreign and second language learning
Author | : Iria Bello |
Publisher | : Peter Lang Limited, International Academic Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781787078918 |
This volume employs a range of empirical methodologies, including eye-tracking, direct observation, qualitative research and corpus analysis, to describe the use of discourse markers in second language acquisition. It aims to enrich our understanding of the cognitive behaviour of L2 speakers.
Author | : Elizabeth Bernhardt |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2010-09-13 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1136976256 |
What distinguishes this book is its broad, yet thorough, view of theory, process, and research on adult second-language reading. Offering extensive discussions of upper-register second-language texts (both expository and narrative) that adult second-language readers encounter daily across the globe, it also presents an assessment schema for second-language text comprehension as well as for the assessment of teaching. Understanding Advanced Second-Language Reading: includes languages other than English in the discussion of second language reading is firmly anchored in a theory of second language reading ─ the concept of compensatory processing emphasizes the multi-dimensionality and dynamic nature of L2 reading development focuses on comprehension of upper-register literary texts balances theory and instructional practices. Filling the need for a coherent, theoretically consistent, and research-based portrait of how literate adolescents and adults comprehend, and learn to comprehend, at greater levels of sophistication and whether that ability can be enhanced by instruction, this is a must-have resource for reading and second-language researchers, students, and teachers.
Author | : Edith Kaan |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2021-09-15 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9027258945 |
There is ample evidence that language users, including second-language (L2) users, can predict upcoming information during listening and reading. Yet it is still unclear when, how, and why language users engage in prediction, and what the relation is between prediction and learning. This volume presents a collection of current research, insights, and directions regarding the role of prediction in L2 processing and learning. The contributions in this volume specifically address how different (L1-based) theoretical models of prediction apply to or may be expanded to account for L2 processing, report new insights on factors (linguistic, cognitive, social) that modulate L2 users’ engagement in prediction, and discuss the functions that prediction may or may not serve in L2 processing and learning. Taken together, this volume illustrates various fruitful approaches to investigating and accounting for differences in predictive processing within and across individuals, as well as across populations.
Author | : Christina Gkonou |
Publisher | : Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2017-04-25 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1783097736 |
This book provides an overview of current theory, research and practice in the field of language anxiety and brings together a range of perspectives on this psychological construct in a single volume. Chapters in the volume are divided into three sections. Part 1 revisits language anxiety theory, showing that it can be viewed as a complex and dynamic construct and that it is linked to other psychological variables, such as the self and personality. In Part 2, a series of contextualised studies on language anxiety are presented, with a key feature of these studies being the diverse research designs which are applied in different instructional settings across the globe. Part 3 bridges theory and practice by presenting coping strategies and practice activities with a view to informing classroom practice and pedagogical interventions.
Author | : Hassan Mohebbi |
Publisher | : Castledown Publishers |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2023-04-23 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1914291158 |
Writing is one of the most challenging skills for a language learner to acquire due its sheer complexity, and language teachers are faced with a demanding task in the teaching and testing of writing. This book presents relevant conceptual and theoretical frameworks of second language writing research and sheds light on the implications of the recent research findings in a clear and practice-oriented style. In this way, it is intended as a companion book for language teachers who include writing as a part of their courses, in particular, new teachers as they embark on their teaching careers.