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Jing Zhou; Richard R. Day – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2023
Extensive reading (ER) has been widely practiced in teaching English as a foreign or second language contexts. However, reports on how ER was practiced in Chinese as a foreign or second language (L2) contexts are not commonly seen. This study reports how an ER program was established in a liberal arts college in the U.S.A, and how ER affected L2…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Chinese, Second Language Learning, Reading Instruction
Steven J. Carter; Matthew P. Wilcox; Neil J. Anderson – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2023
This research presents a novel reading fluency (rf) measurement formula that accounts for both reading rate and comprehension. Possible formulas were investigated with 68 participants in a strategic reading course in an IEP at a small Pacific Island university. The selected formula's scores demonstrated concurrent validity through strong…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Silent Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension