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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Academic reading"”.
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Identifying academic reading strategies in a multilingual context
… explore the complexity of FL (Foreign Language) reading through qualitatively and quantitatively analysing the forms, ways, and mechanisms applied by adult readers at tertiary university education level to construct meaning in an ESP/EAP (English for Specific and Academic Purposes) multilingual …
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Vocabulary comprehension of advanced ESL learners in academic reading: A collective case study
… the benefits of thematically related extensive reading in vocabulary learning. Consciousness-raising about the importance of vocabulary knowledge in text comprehension will increase learner attention to unknown words in text comprehension. Finally, practitioners can guide their learners to be …
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An investigation of academic reading skills of science foundation students at a rural university
… in which this is seen is in students’ lack of academic reading ability. Although, some of these students read fluently they do not display competencies in other reading areas, such as to understand, interpret, infer or critique ideas expressed in science academic texts. This low academic …
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Exploring an Exam-Practice Approach to Teaching Academic Reading and Writing in China: Teacher Perspectives and Materials Analysis
… teacher perceptions of an approach to teaching academic reading and writing that focuses on local English for Academic Purposes (EAP) exams (the Exam-Practice Approach) and presents a textual analysis of the teaching materials. The research context is the EAP component of an international …
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Academic Reading and Writing at the College Level: Action Research in a Classroom of a homogeneous Group of Male Students from Saudi Arabia
… 101 curriculum and my efforts at teaching academic reading and writing. As this research uses a theoretical framework of constructivist grounded theory, it addresses the researcher/instructor in the first person and includes student voices in the form of journals, questionnaire responses, …
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The suitability of the EFL reading texts at the secondary and preparatory levels as a preparation for academic reading at first year university level in Saudi Arabia
… investigates the suitability of the English reading texts at lower education level(s) (secondary school, and preparatory level) in helping to prepare students to meet the reading demands placed on them at the next education level(s) (preparatory and first year university level) which may …
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LeeLee : an attention visualisation analysis while reading academically
Understanding attention during academic reading is fundamental in the context of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Attention is a limited, yet essential resource that is crucial for processing academic texts and performing focused reading tasks. In a hyper-connected society, distractions from …
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Wayfaring Strangers: A Case Study of Rural Developmental Writers in the Missouri Ozarks
… the attitudes of students towards writing and academic culture. This exploration was conducted by means of questionnaires, interviews, writing samples, and several experimental courses.</p> <p>Using all these data-collection mechanisms, I was able to identify three characteristics of these …
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A CASE STUDY USING LITERACY ASSESSMENT PORTFOLIOS WITH STUDENTS IDENTIFIED WITH DISABILITIES
… outcomes of this case study showed that student reading skills improved, their attitudes toward academic reading improved, there was an increased awareness of their reading/writing needs and behavior, and students self-evaluated their own progress while demonstrating increased confidence. The …
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Facilitating an Educational Development Initiative Focused on Reading Comprehension Instruction: Exploring University Professors' Experiences and Beliefs
… of university professors as they implemented reading comprehension instruction in their discipline-specific first- and second-year courses within the context of an educational development initiative. During 3 individual interviews, a pre-instructional dialogue, and 2 group sessions across 1 …
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The challenges for international students encountering New Zealand English and Te Reo Māori
… how language barriers influence students’ academic progression, social integration, and overall well-being. The findings show that students often struggled with the NZE accent, fast speech, and informal expressions, which affect lecture comprehension, understanding academic reading, and …
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Exploring the literacy and language practices of student-teachers at a South African university: a stance-taking analysis
… mastering the challenges associated with academic reading and writing. The overriding aim of this project is to explore the literacy and language practices of the student-teachers, lecturers and former students (now teachers) at a selected tertiary institution, referred to as ‘the …
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Thriving in the Academy: Thai Students' Experiences and Perspectives
… how Thai doctoral students adapt to and navigate academic expectations in their nonnative language. Through coded semi-structured interviews with eight participants from six different universities across the U.S., I analyze the lived experiences, stories, and challenges faced by Thai doctoral …
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A study of the English reading comprehension strategies utilised by level-one students at the University of Venda
… of this study was to investigate the English reading strategies utilised by level-one students at the University of Venda. The respondents in this study were three hundred and nine level-one students from various Schools in the University of Venda who were doing English Communication Skills …
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Impact of a Middle School Reading Strategies Elective on Reading Comprehension Test Scores and Reading Confidence
… middle school readers in acquiring the reading proficiency that would be required to succeed in higher level course work. Students remained in their regular English classes but devoted the elective period that their peers spent playing steel pans or learning perspective drawing to …
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Science as a Second Language: Analysis of Emergent Bilingual Performance and the Impact of English Language Proficiency and First Language Characteristics on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success for Science
… Common Core State Standards, the need for academic language is even more important than ever. The language of science has been compared to a second language in that it uses specific discourse patterns, semantic rules, and a very specific vocabulary. There is a need for educators to better …
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Reading the Word and the World through Graphic Novels: A Graphic Portrayal of Young Adult Literacy Development in a Ninth Grade English Literature Classroom
This study presents a view of reading instruction based on investigating motivation and engagement related to adolescent literacy practices through graphic novels. A case study utilizing the graphic novels grounded in the theoretical approach of critical literacy demonstrated increases in …
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Effect of Teaching Complex Noun Phrases for Reading Comprehension Purposes in EAP Programs
… lexical items, are a major vehicle of written academic English. However, CNPs are typically not explicitly addressed in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs for English language learners (ELLs) for reading purposes even though they present considerable challenges to ELLs in terms of …
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Second Language Reading in a CALL Environment: The effect of annotation use and the role of working memory
… to language learning has led to increasingly academic reading taking place in a CALL environment. This provides opportunities for multimedia annotations to assist the reading process. However, despite the increased interests and emerging literature in multimedia annotations, research has …
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Making sense of school: an ecological examination of students' definitions of reading tasks
What students do as they work to complete academic tasks will determine what they learn from those tasks, Teachers often receive unexpected responses on completed tasks, indicating that the students did, perhaps, unexpected things as they completed those tasks, The purpose of this study was to …
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