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Download full textKennedy, Uthumporn; Chinokul, Sumalee – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2020
It would not be presumptuous to say that the younger generation is not reading at a sustained level. Many people view sustained reading as overly time-consuming and unable to meet the instant gratification that social media so readily provides. Educators are embracing the reality that, as a consequence, students' learning styles have also changed.…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Reading Instruction, Cartoons, Novels
Direct linkQuintana, César R. Bazo – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The vast majority of the studies concerning graphic organizer use for the improvement of reading comprehension have been carried out with first language (L1) learners. The recommendations to employ graphic organizers as part of reading instruction are frequently found in L1 reading literature (Blachowicz & Ogle, 2001; McKenna & Robinson,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Lynn, Ethan M. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2021
Two groups of English as a second language students engaged in a fourteen-week repeated reading (RR) treatment: (1) a 3x group (n = 16), which engaged in three readings per session, and (2) a 5x group (n = 15), which engaged in five readings per session. Reading rate and background knowledge were measured at five points to assess the effect of…
Descriptors: Reading Rate, Individual Differences, Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning
Zhang, Lawrence Jun – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2008
The study explored English as a Second Language (ESL) learner development. In particular, it focused on investigating learners' understanding of reading and their willingness to be engaged in strategic reading in participatory classroom activities. It also examined possible effects of such pedagogy on reading performance. The context was a…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), English (Second Language), Experimental Groups, Control Groups
PDF pending restorationDefense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1976
The seventeenth of 20 volumes of lessons designed for use in a full-time, intensive training program in Arabic is presented. The lessons in this volume are concerned with increasing reading comprehension skills. Passages in both journalistic and literary style are reproduced. Various kinds of vocabulary building and reading comprehension exercises…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Arabic, Audiolingual Methods, Intensive Language Courses
Kessler, Carolyn – 1974
An ESL (English as a Second Language) program has been set up for international students at a small, two-year college for women, Immaculata College, in Washington, D.C. It has been integrated into the regular school curriculum and the courses carry academic credit. Courses emphasize specific language skills. Spoken English empasizes oral facility…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
