The book investigates the linguistic and processing factors underpinning Japanese EFL learners' reading comprehension performance. Series: Studies in Language Testing. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; EBAL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398. . 2010. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Components of L2 Reading: Linguistic and Processing Factors in the Reading Test Performances of Japanese EFL Learners: 32 (Studies in Language Testing, Series Number 32)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2011
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521157277
ISBN 13: 9780521157278
Binding: Soft cover
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The book investigates the explanatory variables for the passage-reading comprehension performance of Japanese EFL learners and their sentence-reading speed. Following rigorous preliminary studies evaluating the significance of the candidate variables and refining research instruments, a large scale main study was conducted. Regression analyses indicated that syntactic knowledge was the best predictor of passage-reading ability, while vocabulary breadth also contributed to its prediction. Subgroup analyses supported the significance of syntactic knowledge for both higher- and lower-ability readers. Sentence-reading speed was best predicted by the speed of lexical semantic access. The significance of this speed was also consistent across the group division. A subsequent exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modelling of the data indicated that the performances of the participants were best explained in terms of two latent factors: one based on careful text processing power and the other on efficiency of lexical semantic access.

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