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Download full textKazuma Fujii – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2024
Extensive Reading (ER) emerges as a promising approach for acquiring a foreign language, allowing for a large amount of language exposure. However, the influence of supplementary activities within ER programs has yet to be thoroughly investigated, despite previous studies suggesting their potential effectiveness. This research investigated the…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Jane E. Hardy; Victoria Rodrigo – Dimensions, 2025
Extensive reading is an approach to language learning that encourages learners to read a large quantity of easy reading material. A substantial body of research confirms the effectiveness of this approach for developing proficiency in both first (L1) and second (L2) languages. This paper explains what extensive reading is, why it is important, and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Habits, Reading Materials
Taylor, Charlie – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2021
In this article, Charlie Taylor offers a commentary on Yang et al.'s 2021 "Reading in a Foreign Language" article, "Text Difficulty in Extensive Reading: Reading Comprehension and Reading Motivation." In their study, Yang et al. analyzed the effects of text difficulty on the reading comprehension and motivation of high school…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension
Alhusban, Hamdallah A.; Torki, Saad – TESOL International Journal, 2021
This paper presents a novel methodology to determine textbook readability. The method mainly relies on students' lexical coverage to determine the readability level of textbooks, taking into consideration that readability depends primarily on vocabulary knowledge and that it is a function of lexical coverage in teaching English as a Foreign…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Readability, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Samian, Hosein Vafadar; Foo, Thomas Chow Voon; Mohebbi, Hassan – English Language Teaching, 2016
This paper reports the findings of a study that investigated the effect of giving and receiving marginal L1 glosses on L2 vocabulary learning. To that end, forty nine Iranian learners of English were assigned to three different experimental conditions including marginal L1 glosses Giver (n = 17), marginal L1 glosses Receiver (n = 17), and no…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Pretests Posttests
Gentry, James E.; Lindsey, Pam – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2008
Vocabulary acquisition traditionally has been a struggle for students with special learning needs. This study involved an eleven year old fifth grade student with learning disabilities in reading and writing and limited English proficiency. Assistive technology assistance was provided from the Franklin Language Master 6000b and Microsoft's Power…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Assistive Technology, Middle School Students, Learning Disabilities
PEI, MARJORIE LOWRY – 1967
FOR SUCCESSFUL CURRICULUM REVISION REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF READING SKILLS IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM, THERE MUST BE CONTINUOUS EVALUATION OF EXISTING THEORIES AS WELL AS INVESTIGATION OF NEW ONES. AREAS WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN EVALUATED FOR THEIR USEFULNESS IN THE TEACHING OF READING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ARE READABILITY FORMULAS, DIRECT…
Descriptors: Language Research, Learning Processes, Modern Languages, Readability
Williams, Maurice; and others – Elem Engl, 1970
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Evaluation, Readability, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedLee, Howard D. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Reviews reading problems encountered in industrial arts courses and provides suggestions for how to deal with them. (MKM)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Industrial Arts, Readability, Reading Instruction
Kossack, Sharon; And Others – 1980
Content area teachers should be aware of the five levels of vocabulary with which their students must cope. The five levels include standard words at the least complex level, transitional terms that have different meanings in the content area than in standard usage, technical terms specific to the subject area, changeable terms (similar to…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Readability, Secondary Education
Dale, Edgar – 1972
In our concern to improve the quality of reading, we have neglected vocabulary development; in our zeal to teach children to pronounce words, we have neglected teaching them word meanings. Vocabulary can be developed by using all the communication processes: reading, writing, speaking, listening, visualizing, and observing; and vocabulary deserves…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Concept Formation, Early Experience, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedNelson-Herber, Joan – Journal of Reading, 1986
Argues that new vocabulary words should be presented in concept clusters and related to prior knowledge to facilitate organization in memory. Presents a sample lesson for science vocabulary. (HOD)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Content Area Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedBaechtold, Shirley; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1986
Describes how news magazines were used successfully as supplements to teach civic literacy, vocabulary, and writing to college level reluctant readers. Contains two sample exercises. (HOD)
Descriptors: Current Events, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Periodicals
Poole, Gary; Poole, Scott – 1986
Intended for language arts teachers of the upper elementary grades, this guide suggests vocabulary and discussion questions for teaching novels. The questions are on an inferential level of interpretation, rather than literal, and address such topics as style, technique, and plot development. Novels for which questions are provided are: (1)…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading
SCHERER, GEORGE A.C. – 1964
A SYSTEM OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION UTILIZING THE AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH CAN ENABLE THE STUDENT TO ACHIEVE REAL READING ABILITY IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE, AS OPPOSED TO LIMITED TRANSLATION ABILITY. SUCH A CAREFULLY STRUCTURED PROGRAM, WITH CLEARLY SPECIFIED TERMINAL BEHAVIOR, STEP-BY-STEP ORGANIZATION, AND THE FACILITY FOR SELF-TESTING, ALLOWS THE…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Language Instruction, Language Skills, Listening Skills
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