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Chiang, Min-Hsun – Journal of Research in Reading, 2016
This study investigated the effects of varying text difficulty on L2 reading attitudes and reading comprehension. To provide the optimal challenge for L2 reading, comprehensible input hypothesis postulates that choosing text slightly harder than the learner's current level will enhance reading comprehension. Fifty-four freshmen from one university…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Reading Materials, Second Language Learning, Reading Attitudes
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Chen, I-Jung; Chen, Wen-Chun – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2016
This study examines the enhancing effect of peer annotation on the academic English reading of nonnative-Englishspeaking graduate students. To facilitate peer collaboration, the present study included the development of a strategybased online reading system. Through peer annotation, the students not only achieved enhanced reading comprehension but…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Reading Comprehension, Notetaking
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Chou, I-Chia – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
As electronic books continue to attract attention as a pedagogical tool in language classrooms, the impact that e-books are expected to have on higher education cannot be ignored. Despite the pervasiveness of e-book reading studies in higher education, most studies show that students' reactions to e-books are often negative. However, the effects…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes
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Chen, Chin-Neng; Chen, Shu-Chu; Chen, Shu-Hui Eileen; Wey, Shyh-Chyi – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2013
This study investigates the effects of extensive reading of e-books on tertiary level EFL students' English reading attitude, reading comprehension and vocabulary. Eighty-nine participants were assigned in two groups, with 46 students in the experimental group and the other 43 students in the control group. In addition to a traditional curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Books, Electronic Publishing