Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice

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William Grabe (Northern Arizona University) Junko Yamashita (Nagoya University, Japan)

Reading in a Second Language

Moving from Theory to Practice

William Grabe (Northern Arizona University), Junko Yamashita (Nagoya University, Japan)

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Cambridge University Press
08 September 2022

linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Teaching skills & techniques; Study & learning skills: general

Series: Cambridge Applied Linguistics

Understanding reading abilities and their development is fundamental for language comprehension and human cognition. Now in its second edition, this book draws on research from multiple disciplines to explain reading abilities in both L1 and L2, and shows how this research can be applied in practice in order to support reading development. Research into reading has progressed a great deal since the first edition was published, so this edition has been completely updated and revised, in order to reflect these advances. All chapters present updated research studies, and completely new chapters are included on the neurocognition of reading, reading-writing relationships, and digital reading. If you want to know how reading works, no matter the language(s) involved, as well as how it can be taught effectively, this book provides a persuasive research foundation and many practical insights. It is essential reading for academic researchers and students in Applied Linguistics and TESOL.

By: William Grabe (Northern Arizona University), Junko Yamashita (Nagoya University, Japan)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 890g
ISBN: 9781108793704
ISBN 10: 1108793703
Series: Cambridge Applied Linguistics
Pages: 500
Publication Date: 08 September 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Part I. Foundations of Reading: 1. The nature of reading: Defining reading; 2. How reading works: Building blocks of fluency and comprehension; 3. How reading works: comprehension processes; 4. Cognitive issues in reading; 5. Neurocognitive processes and reading ability; 6. Explaining reading comprehension: Models of reading; Part II. Patterns of Variation in Reading: 7. Reading in different languages; 8. L1 and L2 reading relationships; 9. Social contexts of reading; 10. Motivation for reading; Part III. Developing Reading Comprehension Abilities: 11. Vocabulary and reading comprehension; 12. Building main idea comprehension: syntax and strategies; 13. Becoming a strategic reader; 14. Building awareness of discourse structure; Part IV. Expanding Reading Comprehension Skills: 15. Reading to learn and reading/writing relationships; 16. Reading in digital contexts; 17. Reading fluency, reading rate, and comprehension; 18. Extensive reading ; Part V. Applications of Reading Research: Instruction and Assessment; 19. Reading curriculum and instruction; 20. Reading assessment; References; Indexes.

William Grabe is Emeritus Regents Professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University (NAU). He has been exploring research on reading comprehension, reading development, and reading instruction for over 40 years. He was President of AAAL from 2001-2002, and Vice President for Research at NAU from 2012-2017. Junko Yamashita is Professor at Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University. Her main research areas are second language reading and lexical processing. Her work has appeared in research articles, book chapters, and a co-edited book Reading to Learn in a Foreign Language (2019). One of her collaborative papers received the fourth J-CHAT Best Paper Award (2012).