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Direct linkAbdulrahman Almalki; Mohammed Alzahrani – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2024
The current study was set to explore the influence of the first (L1) and second (L2) language group discussions on L2 reading comprehension. It also explored two sub-elements that were considered vital to L2 reading comprehension: (a) text genre recognition and (b) character and author's intention and perspective. Participants were 21 college…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Males, Reading Comprehension
Cindy Brantmeier; Dorothy Pokua Agyepong; Amanda Dube; Michael Strube; Jacaranda Van Rheenen; Jessie Wills; Uma Paithankar; Rachel G. A. Thompson; Lisbeth M. Brevik; Greta Björk Gudmundsdottir; Christi Smith; Thammatat Vorawandthanachai; Fred Ssewamala; Proscovia Nabunya – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2025
This study is a renewed effort for applying theory and research in Applied Linguistics (ApL) to today's healthcare needs. Previously, to analyze language use with linguistically diverse patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers bridged self-assessment (SA) research in ApL to Public Health through the development of an instrument used with…
Descriptors: Patients, Health Services, Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension
Download full textTurnbull, Blake; Evans, Moyra Sweetnam – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2017
The aim of this study was to explore the effects of post-reading group discussions in both first (L1) and second (L2) languages on L2 reading comprehension. The participants were fifteen Japanese university students of intermediate-level English. Three cohorts read four English texts and produced individual written recalls. Group 1 (the control…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Japanese, Recall (Psychology)
Seng, Goh Hock; Hashim, Fatimah – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2006
This study is an attempt to provide insights into the extent of first language (L1) use while reading second language (L2) texts in a collaborative situation among tertiary ESL learners. Through the identification of reading strategies utilized by the subjects, the study is also aimed at discovering possible reasons for the use of L1 while…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
