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Direct linkChili Li; Xue Wang; Long Qian – SAGE Open, 2025
The effectiveness of English Language Teaching (ELT) materials significantly influences the learning outcomes of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners, positioning these resources as cardinal in the acquisition process. Despite this widely acknowledged significance, there remains a notable gap in research concerning the evaluation of key…
Descriptors: Syntax, Difficulty Level, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Download full textSolnyshkina, Marina I.; Harkova, Elena V.; Kiselnikov, Aleksander S. – English Language Teaching, 2014
The article summarizes the results of the comparative study of Reading comprehension texts used in B2 level tests: Unified (Russia) State Exam in English (EGE) and Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE). The research conducted was mainly focused on six parameters measured with the Coh-Metrix, a computational tool producing indices of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Hiebert, Elfrieda H.; Pearson, P. David – Online Submission, 2010
This study considers the degree to which two quantitative indices--Lexiles and Coh-Metrix--discriminate across levels of difficulty and types of beginning reading texts. The database consisted of 444 texts, representing seven text types that are part of reading/language arts instruction. These text types were distributed across seven levels of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedRichaudeau, Francois – Journal of Reading, 1981
Describes research conducted in France on text readability and suggests that readability formulas give high scores to redundant texts that have no great interest and penalize texts with original information. Argues that a coefficient should be incorporated into readability formulas that reflects the nature of the text. (MKM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKaiser, Robert A.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1975
Provides a preliminary look at the syntactic complexity of primary grade reading materials commonly used for initial reading instruction. (RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Instructional Materials, Primary Education, Readability
Peer reviewedBrozo, William G.; Brozo, Carol L. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1987
Describes a study designed to determine the differential effects of text with and without logical linguistics connectives (e.g., because, since, as a result) on developmental college readers' comprehension. Results strongly suggest that text with explicit connectives facilitates readers' ability to make inferences. Discusses implications for…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Function Words, Higher Education, Readability
Peer reviewedGlaserfeld, Ernst von – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1970
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Computational Linguistics, Grammar, Readability
Bessemer, David W.; Jenkins, Charles M. – 1972
Conceptualizations of the reading process and the nature of comprehension are discussed in relation to the Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) Beginning Reading Program. A method of syntactic analysis is proposed to help identify segments of meaning in reading materials. Components for comprehension assessment and instruction based on auch an…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Primary Education, Readability, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedGlazer, Susan Mandel – Reading Teacher, 1974
Reviews research using sentence length as a factor in predicting readability and discusses the possibility of sentence complexity as a more accurate variable. (TO)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Readability
Feitelson, Dina, Ed. – 1978
The reading research studies presented in this volume address questions that incorporate more than one culture, language, or writing system, illustrate a broad conceptualization of the study of reading, and represent the expanding international consciousness and program of the International Reading Association. Part one offers the following…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, English
PDF pending restorationERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 29 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: various factors in terms of attitudes toward reading; the effect of group counseling on self-concept and reading achievement; the effect of three modes of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Content Area Reading, Discourse Analysis
