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Direct linkAmbard, Philip D.; Ambard, Linda K. – Foreign Language Annals, 2012
The study compared participant comprehension of foreign language video content using two advance organizer (AO) strategies while exploring the benefits of AOs as proficiency increases. Participants were 50 advanced-beginner Spanish college students in three sections. Collaborative reading condition participants read a target language narrative…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Control Groups, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedHaus, George J.; Levine, Martin G. – Foreign Language Annals, 1985
A study investigated the effect of relevant background knowledge on the reading comprehension of students of Spanish. Students with limited knowledge of baseball took a comprehension test on a Spanish-language report of a baseball game. Results indicate that background knowledge is possibly more important than language level for comprehension.…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Content Area Reading, Knowledge Level, Language Research
Wilberschied, Lee; Berman, Peiyan M. – Foreign Language Annals, 2004
To investigate differences in achievement in foreign language listening comprehension, 61 students in a Foreign Language in an Elementary School (FLES) program were studied during instruction using video clips from authentic Chinese TV broadcasts in two advance organizer conditions. The first type of advance organizer consisted of written words…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension, FLES
Peer reviewedChung, Jing-mei – Foreign Language Annals, 1999
Compares Chinese Students' listening comprehension rates for video texts using a variety of techniques: advance organizers, captions, a combination of both, and none of the foregoing. Results showed that more effective comprehension occurred when a combination of techniques were used. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedChung, Jing-Mei – Foreign Language Annals, 2002
Investigates effects of two advance organizers--question previewing and vocabulary preteaching--on Taiwanese college students' listening comprehension of English language videotapes. Results suggest the group exposed to a combined treatment of vocabulary preteaching and question viewing between two video viewings outperformed the groups who…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMelendez, E. Jane; Pritchard, Robert H. – Foreign Language Annals, 1985
Research on the schema theory of comprehension and cultural schemata, on background cultural knowledge, is reviewed and related to reading comprehension theory and practice. In line with the research findings, several activities for pre-reading, reading, and post-reading are described, with suggestions for teacher preparation and classroom use.…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Class Activities, Context Clues, Cultural Awareness
