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Peer reviewedTaguchi, Etsuo; Gorsuch, Greta J. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2002
This study looks at the transfer effects of repeated English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) reading on nine first-year Japanese university EFL students of beginner and intermediate proficiency. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Japanese, Reading Skills, Second Language Instruction
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Direct linkTaguchi, Etsuo; Takayasu-Maass, Miyoko; Gorsuch, Greta J. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2004
Extensive research on reading in a first language has shown the critical role fluency plays in successful reading. Fluency alone, however, does not guarantee successful reading. Cognitive and metacognitive reading strategies and schemata that readers utilize also play important roles in constructing meaning from text. Most research, however,…
Descriptors: Word Recognition, Silent Reading, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
