Previous Issues

2013
Volume 25, No. 1

Special Issue: Reading in Less Commonly Taught Languages

 

From the Editors

From the Guest Editor

Neil J. Anderson

Special Issue

Reading in Languages other than English

Character reading fluency, word segmentation accuracy, and reading comprehension in L2 Chinese

Helen H. Shen; Xin Jiang

This study investigated the relationships between lower-level processing and general reading comprehension among adult L2 (second-language) beginning learners of Chinese, …

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The effects of large-group instruction, modeling, or see the sound/visual phonics on undergraduate students learning to read Italian

Tracy Cihon; Zachary Morford; Christopher J. Stephens; Dorothy Morrison; Rachael Shrontz; Kimberly L. Kelly

Reading in the second language (L2) allows learners access to new vocabulary and opportunities to translate from the L2 to …

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Regular Articles

Lexis

Word recognition subcomponents and passage level reading in a foreign language

Junko Yamashita

Despite the growing number of studies highlighting the complex process of acquiring second language (L2) word recognition skills, comparatively little …

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Extensive Reading

A model of motivation for extensive reading in Japanese as a foreign language

Ryoko de Burgh-Hirabe; Anne Feryok

Numerous studies have reported that extensive reading (ER) has a positive influence on affect. Recent studies suggest that motivation for …

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Reviews

Mastering Academic English by Lawrence J. Zwier with contributions by Matthew S. Wettig

Nancy Meredith

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