Understanding Advanced Second-Language Reading

Feggy Ostrosky-Solis (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2010

What distinguishes this book is its broad, yet thorough, view of theory, process, and research on adult second-language reading. Offering extensive discussions of upper-register second-language texts (both expository and narrative) that adult second-language readers encounter daily across the globe, it also presents an assessment schema for second-language text comprehension as well as for the assessment of teaching. Understanding Advanced Second-Language Reading: includes languages other than English in the discussion of second language reading is firmly anchored in a theory of second language reading - the concept of compensatory processing emphasizes the multi-dimensionality and dynamic nature of L2 reading development focuses on comprehension of upper-register literary texts balances theory and instructional practices. Filling the need for a coherent, theoretically consistent, and research-based portrait of how literate adolescents and adults comprehend, and learn to comprehend, at greater levels of sophistication and whether that ability can be enhanced by instruction, this is a must-have resource for reading and second-language researchers, students, and teachers.

• Curatore: Feggy Ostrosky-Solis
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2010
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 240 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 440 gr.
• EAN: 9780415879101

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