Previous Issues

2005
Volume 17, No. 2

 

From the Editors

Regular Articles

Lexis

Processing glosses: A qualitative exploration of how form-meaning connections are established and strengthened

Susanne Rott

Using a think-aloud procedure this study explored why certain vocabulary interventions are more facilitative for word learning than others. Second …

95
Glosses, comprehension, and strategy use

Myong Hee Ko

This study, using both qualitative and quantitative measures, investigates how different types of gloss conditions affect Korean college students' reading …

125
Graded Readers

Simplification in graded readers: Measuring the authenticity of graded texts

Gillian Claridge

This study examines the characteristics and quality of simplification in graded readers as compared to those of 'normal' authentic English. …

144

Reviews

Understanding Reading by Frank Smith

Seyyed Abdolhamid Mirhosseini

168
Teaching Reading to Adult Second Language Learners: Theoretical Foundations, Pedagogical Applications, and Current Issues by Meena Singhal

Kumiko Inutsuka

172
Teachers' Voices 8: Explicitly Supporting Reading and Writing in the Classroom by Anne Burns and Helen de Silva Joyce

Zafreen Jaffery

176
Reading and Writing in More Than One Language: Lessons for Teachers by Elizabeth Franklin

Jeannie Martin Blaker

180
Stories: Narrative Activities in the Language Classroom by Ruth Wajnryb

Howard Doyle

184

Feature

Readings on L2 Readings

Readings on L2 Reading: Publications in other Venues: 2004-2005

Cindy Brantmeier

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