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Direct linkComer, William J. – Modern Language Journal, 2023
This study explores the lexical profile of essays written by 48 advanced learners of second language (L2) Russian who participated in the Russian Overseas Flagship, an intensive year-long study abroad program designed to help students reach Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Level 3 proficiency in all skills. Using the lexical frequency profile…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Writing Skills, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Comer, William J. – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2014
This descriptive study examines when and how students use Russian-English dictionaries while reading informational texts in Russian and what success they have with word lookup. The study uses introspective verbal protocols (i.e., think-alouds) to follow how readers construct meaning from two texts while reading them for a limited time first…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Russian, English, Second Language Programs
Download full textComer, William J. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2012
This study describes how intermediate-level first language English readers of Russian as a second language deploy lexical inferencing and other strategies when reading informational texts. Fifth-semester students of Russian performed think-alouds while reading two texts; one written for the general adult reader, and the other meant for school-age…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Protocol Analysis, Russian, Inferences
Comer, William J.; deBenedette, Lynne – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
In response to Leaver, Rifkin, and Shekhtman (2004), Wong and VanPatten (2004) challenged instructors of Russian to present evidence for the claim that mechanical drills (Traditional Instruction) were necessary for second language learning, and to demonstrate empirically the claim that Processing Instruction would not be an effective intervention…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Sentences, Second Language Learning
