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Zhou, Huixia; Rossi, Sonja; Li, Juan; Liu, Huanhuan; Chen, Ran; Chen, Baoguo – Journal of Research in Reading, 2017
By using the eye-tracking method, the present study explores whether working memory capacity assessed via the second language (L2) reading span (L2WMC) as well as the operational span task (OSPAN) affects the processing of subject-extraction and object-extraction in Chinese-English bilinguals. Results showed that L2WMC has no effects on the…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Bilingualism, Eye Movements, Chinese
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Lee, Yin Lam – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2010
Due to the dominance of behaviorism, applied linguistics, and cognitive psychology since 1960s, many research studies in reading focused on the accuracy and speed required for successful comprehension. There exists a research gap in understanding the individual differences among readers when reading the same text. This study aimed at investigating…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading, Applied Linguistics, Second Languages
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Lee, Gabriel A. – Reading Psychology, 2006
Nassaji and Geva (1999) concluded that lower level processes, particularly efficiency in phonological and orthographic processing contributed significantly to individual differences in adult ESL reading. Moreover, they reported that speed of letter naming, while not directly associated with reading comprehension, was related to linguistic…
Descriptors: Mathematical Formulas, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Factor Analysis