Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice

by William Grabe

Overview

This volume, through a detailed treatment of the cognitive processes that support reading, explains how reading really works. It offers a thorough overview of important and current research, including first language research, which is not often found in second language acquisition (SLA) publications. This book is a true example of applied linguistics; it makes well-defined linkages between theory and practice, discussing the implications and applications of second language reading theories on instructional practices. It is a valuable resource and reference for action researchers, curriculum designers, teachers, administrators, and those interested in exploring theoretical issues grounded in instructional contexts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780511849428
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/15/2008
Series:	Cambridge Applied Linguistics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

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).

Table of Contents

Series editors' preface xi

Preface xiii

I Foundations of Reading 1

Chapter 1 The nature of reading: Defining reading 4

Chapter 2 How reading works: The building blocks of fluency and comprehension 21

Chapter 3 How reading works: Comprehension processes 39

Chapter 4 Cognitive issues in reading 59

Chapter 5 Models and more models of reading: Explaining reading 83

II Patterns of Variation in Reading 107

Chapter 6 Reading in different languages 109

Chapter 7 L1 and L2 reading relationships 129

Chapter 8 The social contexts of reading 152

Chapter 9 Motivation for reading 175

III Developing Reading Comprehension Abilities 195

Chapter 10 Building main-idea comprehension 198

Chapter 11 Becoming a strategic reader 220

Chapter 12 Building awareness of discourse structure 243

Chapter 13 Vocabulary and reading comprehension 265

IV Expanding Reading Comprehension Skills 287

Chapter 14 Reading fluency, reading rate, and comprehension 289

Chapter 15 Extensive reading 311

Chapter 16 The reading curriculum and instruction 329

Chapter 17 Reading assessment 352

Chapter 18 Further topics and issues in reading 376

References 391

Author Index 455

Subject Index 460