- Tytuł:
- Improving reading fluency and comprehension in adult ESL learners using bottom-up and top-down vocabulary training
- Autorzy:
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Oliver, Rhonda
Young, Shahreen - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/780685.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2016
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
- Tematy:
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reading fluency
comprehension
isolated word training
bottom-up strategy
context word training
top-down strategy - Opis:
- The current research examines the effect of two methods of vocabulary training on reading fluency and comprehension of adult English as second language (ESL) tertiary-bound students. The methods used were isolated vocabulary training (bottom-up reading) and vocabulary training in context (topdown reading). The current exploratory and quasi-experimental study examines the effectiveness of these methods in two intact classes using pre- and posttest measures of students’ reading fluency and comprehension. The results show that bottom-up training had a negative impact on fluency and comprehension. In contrast, top-down training positively affected fluency but had no impact on comprehension. Further, the results do suggest that fast-paced reading may potentially lead to improved comprehension. These findings have implications for the type of language instruction used in classrooms and, therefore, for teachers of adult ESL learners.
- Źródło:
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Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching; 2016, 6, 1; 111-133
2083-5205
2084-1965 - Pojawia się w:
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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