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Using Literature Circles to Teach Graded Readers in English: An Investigation into Reading Performance and Strategy Use
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Chou, Mu-Hsuan – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
Purpose: Graded readers can help English language learners to improve their reading ability. Literary texts with simplified language often differ from expository texts for teaching EFL learners. Although reading strategies have been used to facilitate comprehension, how students use strategies to process literary texts is underexplored. The…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Reading Ability, Reading Instruction
A Multimodal Approach to Higher Order Literacy Development of Low-Level EFL University Students in Japan
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Lewis, Dawson R., III; Lewis, Troy Y. – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
This mixed methods study investigates the effect of a multimodal reading intervention on EFL reading achievement and intercultural awareness of students (n = 20) at a Japanese university. A cross-culturally themed graphic novel was employed to overcome language barriers and cultural mores and promote higher-order literacy. Asynchronous discourse…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Literacy, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
Teaching Second Language Reading Comprehension: The Effects of Classroom Materials and Reading Strategy Use
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Kung, Fan-Wei – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
The past decade has witnessed a plethora of research in teaching second language reading, and how to teach with efficiency has gradually gained ground in the field of Second Language Acquisition. Even though empirical studies have revealed that there is a positive correlation between students' learning motivation and learning outcome for effective…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Strategies