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Direct linkBronson Hui – Modern Language Journal, 2024
Audiobooks allow language learners to read and listen to the same text simultaneously; yet the effects of this bimodal input (written and spoken) on learners' comprehension have been inconsistent, suggesting that the conditions under which audiobooks can help comprehension are not well understood. As such, I explored silent reading speed and text…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Midwah, Ali Al; Alhawary, Mohammad T. – Modern Language Journal, 2020
The present study investigated the role of Arabic diacritics in word recognition and their impact on Arabic L2 learners' reading speed, accuracy, and comprehension at different stages of Arabic L2 acquisition. Fifty-four English L2 learners of Arabic from 3 proficiency levels (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) participated in the study. They…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Orthographic Symbols, Reading Rate, Accuracy
Fraser, Carol A. – Modern Language Journal, 2007
This study compared first and second language (L1/L2) reading rate and task performance on five tasks (scanning, skimming, normal reading, learning, memorizing) in two groups of Mandarin speakers (Canada group, China group). A repeated measures ANOVA design was used with one between-subject factor (Group), two within-subject factors (Language,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speed Reading, Reading Rate, Memorization
