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Empirical studies in first language (L1) research support the use of inserted adjunct questions to facilitate L1 reading comprehension. The status of this comprehension technique for second language (L2) readers, however, remains unclear. Given the possibility that adjunct questions augment the cognitive demands of the task, the current study investigated the relationship between working memory capacity...
With 24 adolescent students enrolled in a French language summer camp, the present study examines the relationship between self‐assessment and oral production in French, interpreting results through a framework of individual learning variables. Participants were surrounded by French inside and outside the classroom. Self‐assessment was measured through a criterion‐referenced self‐assessment questionnaire...
Reading comprehension techniques, specifically inserted adjunct questions, for second language (L2) learners have not been investigated extensively, but the extant research has produced mixed results. Specifically, in some studies adjunct questions have had no effect, whereas in other studies adjunct questions have proven beneficial. The present study, therefore, attempted to reconcile the differences...
In an investigation with advanced language learners, Brantmeier [Brantmeier, C., 2006. Advanced L2 learners and reading placement: self-assessment, computer based testing, and subsequent performance. System 34 (1), 15–35.] reports that self-assessment (SA) of second language (L2) reading ability, when measured with self-rated scales, is not an accurate predictor of subsequent reading performance as...
Brantmeier [Brantmeier, C., 2006. Advanced L2 learners and reading placement: self-assessment, computer-based testing, and subsequent performance. System 34 (1), 15–35] found that self-assessment (SA) of second language (L2) reading ability is not an accurate predictor for computer-based testing or subsequent classroom performance. With 359 advanced L2 university-level learners, the present study...
There is a dearth of research involving advanced second language (L2) learners in the USA [Brantmeier, C., 2001. Second language reading research on passage content and gender: challenges for the intermediate level curriculum, Foreign Language Annals 34, 325–333; Young, D.J., 2003. Workshop on overcoming anxiety in the foreign language classroom. Language Learning Series, Washington University in...
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