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Kaplan-Rakowski, Regina; Gruber, Alice – Research-publishing.net, 2022
Many language learners lack the motivation to read complex texts. Because high-immersion Virtual Reality (VR) is increasingly reported to be highly motivating, the goal of our study was to compare English as a Second Language (ESL) learners' (N=79) motivation while reading a story with subtitles in VR (experimental group) versus reading the same…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Motivation, Immersion Programs, Computer Simulation
Skidmore, Ronald L.; Conner, Timothy W., II; Aagaard, Lola – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between academic self-efficacy, dispositional optimism/pessimism, and preferences regarding the use of text materials and in-class activities of college students at a university that serves one of the highest-poverty regions in the United States. A sample of 105 students was surveyed.…
Descriptors: College Students, Textbooks, Instructional Materials, Reading Motivation
Szabo, Susan, Ed.; Sampson, Mary Beth, Ed.; Foote, Martha M., Ed.; Falk-Ross, Francine, Ed. – Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, 2010
This volume is a milestone year for the Yearbook, the conference, and the College Reading Association (CRA). At this conference, CRA celebrated its 50th year. The title of this thirty-first yearbook mirrors the theme of the 2008 conference--"Mentoring Literacy Professionals for 50 Years." The title "Mentoring Literacy Professionals:…
Descriptors: College Students, Reading Programs, Reading Motivation, Reading Attitudes
Hsu, Jeng-yih Tim – Online Submission, 2004
Teachers are given too much power in a reading classroom. We choose the texts, design the course syllabuses, and put up a written exam after another written exam. However, we cannot stop our students from becoming book haters as soon as they leave our classroom. By implementing literature circles, we teachers might return the power back to our…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Empowerment, Reading Instruction, Foreign Countries
Garcia, Maripaz – Online Submission, 2004
Background: Integrating reading in foreign language (FL) classes is sometimes a difficult task because of lack of appropriate methodology and poor textbook support. In addition, college students find many readings too difficult to understand or not interesting. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how a teacher-researcher…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies
Hsu, Jeng-yih Tim – Online Submission, 2004
Unsuccessful college education often turns our students into book haters who will stop reading as soon as they graduate. The idea of literature circles embraces the concept of "reading for fun" and is intended to create more independent readers and book addicts who will continuously read for the rest of their lives. Pioneers in literacy…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Group Dynamics, Literature Appreciation