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Examining Reading Fluency in a Foreign Language: Effects of Text Segmentation on L2 Readers
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Yamashita, Junko; Ichikawa, Shingo – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2010
Grouping words into meaningful chunks is a fundamental process for fluent reading. The present study is an attempt to understand the relationship between chunking and second language (L2) reading fluency. The effects of text segmentation on comprehension, rate, and regression in L2 reading were investigated using a self-paced reading task in a…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension
The Relationship between Listening and Reading Rates of Japanese EFL Learners.
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Hirai, Akiyo – Modern Language Journal, 1999
Examines the relationship between optimal listening rate and reading rate of 56 Japanese college students of English at different proficiency levels. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, College Students, English (Second Language), Higher Education