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Li, Yanjie; Brantmeier, Cindy; Gao, Yanming; Hogrebe, Mark – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2022
In second language (L2) reading strategy research, two concerns need addressing: (1) the discrepancy in assessing strategy use between written surveys and verbal reports, and (2) the effect of using strategies on readers' comprehension outcomes when different types of comprehension tasks are utilized. The present study addressed these concerns by…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Reading Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Huang, Sha – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2018
Second language (L2) reading research suggests that successful reading comprehension usually involves a repertoire of strategies. Although Chinese is considered to be a challenging language for foreign language readers, thus far, few studies have investigated how strategies are orchestrated by readers of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) to…
Descriptors: Chinese, Reading Strategies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Endley, Martin J. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2016
This paper reports a study of the reading strategies used by twelve Arabic-speaking undergraduates at a major Gulf university when reading texts in English. The procedure employed was a think-aloud protocol followed by a semi-structured interview. Three research questions were addressed: (a) What are the primary comprehension problems encountered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Reading Strategies, English (Second Language)