Previous Issues

2006
Volume 18, No. 1

 

From the Editors

Regular Articles

Lexis

Vocabulary acquisition from extensive reading: A case study

Maria Pigada; Norbert Schmitt

A number of studies have shown that second language learners acquire vocabulary through reading, but only relatively small amounts. However, …

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The Reading Process

Use of L1 in L2 reading comprehension among tertiary ESL learners

Hock Seng Goh; Fatimah Hashim

This study is an attempt to provide insights into the extent of first language (L1) use while reading second language …

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Affective variables and Japanese L2 reading ability

Kimi Kondo-Brown

This study investigates how 17 affective factors are related to Japanese second language (L2) reading comprehension and kanji knowledge test …

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Discussions

Discussion Forum

Factors associated with glossing: Comments on Ko (2005)

Alan Taylor

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Reviews

Insights into Second Language Reading by Keiko Koda

William Grabe

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Insights into Second Language Reading by Keiko Koda

John Rodgers

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Teaching and Learning Vocabulary: Bringing Research to Practice by Elfrieda H. Hiebert & Michael L. Kamil (Eds.)

YouJin Kim

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