Volume 23, No. 2 The effects of embedded questions and elaborative interrogation questions on L2 reading comprehension

The effects of embedded questions and elaborative interrogation questions on L2 reading comprehension

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Volume 23, No. 2
contributor.author:
Brantmeier, Cindy Callender, Aimee McDaniel, Mark
date.accessioned:
2020-05-22T02:13:32Z
date.available:
2020-05-22T02:13:32Z
date.issued:
2011-10
description.abstract:
With 97 advanced second language (L2) learners of Spanish, the present study utilized domain specific texts to examine the effects of embedded “what” questions and elaborative “why” questions on reading comprehension. Participants read two different vignettes, either with or without the adjuncts, from a social psychology textbook, and then completed a written recall, multiple-choice items, and a topic familiarity questionnaire. Results revealed no significant effects of inserted adjunct questions for recall and multiple choice items. Mean recall scores for both the embedded and elaborative questions were almost the same for each passage, whereas the mean recall score for the version without adjuncts was lower. Results are discussed in light of previous research and suggestions for more research of this nature are offered.
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endingpage:
207
identifier.doi:
10125/66849
identifier.issn:
1539-0578
identifier.uri:
http://hdl.handle.net/10125/66849
number:
2
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology
rfl.topic:
The Reading Process
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/rfl/item/244
startingpage:
187
subject:
embedded questions elaborative questions L2 reading comprehension
title:
The effects of embedded questions and elaborative interrogation questions on L2 reading comprehension
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Article
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Text
volume:
23