What separates strong and weak ESL readers?
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF READING
Department Name: Institute of Education
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Suzanne Graham (Primary Supervisor) | |
| James Wagstaffe (Student) |
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES/P00072X/1 | 30/09/2017 | 29/09/2028 | |||
| 1937670 | Studentship | ES/P00072X/1 | 30/09/2017 | 29/09/2021 | James Wagstaffe |
| Title | Transcripts from 25 native Chinese speakers as the completed a think aloud interview while reading a quasi-academic English language text |
| Description | 25 native Chinese speakers enrolled in a UK university read a quasi-academic English language text whilst voicing their thoughts. The interviewer encouraged the participants to voice their thoughts on three main areas:(i) How they established their comprehension of the text, with a particular focus on discourse level comprehension (as opposed to word or sentence level comprehension), (ii) How they monitored their comprehension as they read, (iii) what specific steps/actions they took to repair the comprehension when they notices that problems had occurred. The participants were encouraged to used whichever language they felt would best allow them to voice their thoughts fluently as they read. As a result, the transcripts are predominantly in a mixture of English and Mandarin Chinese, as the participants typically resorted to code-switching. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | None so far. Analysis is ongoing |
| Title | the reading behaviours of 82 native Chinese speakers as they read quasi-academic English language texts |
| Description | This data set includes the eye movements of 82 native Chinese speakers as they read 4 quasi-academic English language texts. It aims to allow investigation of how this particular subset of non-native speakers process extended sections of discourse. The texts from which the data set was drawn specifically aim to highlight eye movement behaviour related to comprehension monitoring and regulation. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | None so far. Analysis of the data set is ongoing |