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Download full textElizabeth L. Tighe; Gal Kaldes – Adult Literacy Education, 2024
Morphological knowledge refers to an individual's understanding of the structure and meaning of words based on their familiarity with morphemes (i.e., word parts, including prefixes, suffixes, and bases). This knowledge is crucial to developing various aspects of language and literacy to successfully function in 21st century education and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Morphology (Languages), Knowledge Level, Morphemes
Direct linkBarcroft, Joe – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2009
This study examined effects of synonym generation on second language (L2) vocabulary learning during reading in both incidental and intentional vocabulary learning contexts. Spanish-speaking adult learners of L2 English (N = 114) at low- and high-intermediate proficiency levels read an English passage containing 10 target words translated in the…
Descriptors: Semantics, Language Proficiency, Intentional Learning, Adult Learning
August, Gail – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
This study investigated the relationship of first language (L1) grammatical knowledge to English second language reading (ESLR), with the objective of understanding this relationship in the context of the transfer of L1 skills to second language (L2) academic processes. Fifty-five adult, native Spanish-speaking English-language learners were given…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Grammar, Reading Skills, English (Second Language)
The Effects of Listening While Reading and Repeated Reading on the Reading Fluency of Adult Learners
Winn, Beth D.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Oliver, Renee; Hale, Andrea D.; Ziegler, Mary – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2006
Much research has validated procedures to enhance reading fluency in children and adolescents, but more is needed to determine whether such procedures work with adults who have deficits in reading skills. A within-subjects design was used to evaluate and compare the effects of listening while reading (LWR) and repeated readings (RR) on reading…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Learning, Adult Basic Education, Reading Fluency
Liu, Jun – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2004
This article reports the results of an experiment investigating the role of comic strips on ESL learners' reading comprehension. The students' proficiency levels were estimated, and students were organized into a low intermediate-level proficiency group (low-level students) and a high intermediate-level proficiency group (high-level students).…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Cartoons, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Cox, J. Lamarr; Lane, Carolee – 1981
A Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) program for nontraditional adult learners was developed, implemented, and evaluated. The study objective was to determine if further investigation of use of PSI was worthwhile. From a review of literature and practice of PSI and adult learning, conclusions were drawn regarding major factors to consider…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
