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ON L2 READING
Week 3
Yohanes Nugroho Widiyanto
PART I
RESEARCH ON
SECOND LANGUAGE
READING
RESEARCH: L1 VS L2 READING
• Similarities:
1. Topics
2. Methods
3. Procedures
Specific features of L2 Reading
1. L2 research, unlike L1 research, often views the roles of language proficiency and
language knowledge as important factors in reading development
2. L2 research often explores transfer of L1 linguistic, strategic and content
knowledge on L2 performance
3. L2 research oftentimes takes into account the role of L1 reading skills,
metacognition and underlying cognitive universals when explaining L2 reading
development
4. L2 research frequently examines the issue of a second language threshold
5. L2 research investigates cultural factors and unique instructional resources that
might influence reading development (e.g. bilingual dictionaries, translation,
glossing).
AREAS TYPICAL OF L2 READING RESEARCH
1. Word-level issues and vocabulary in reading development
2. Main-idea comprehension and instructional routines
3. Reading strategies and strategic reading
4. Reading fluency and extensive reading
5. Motivation in L2 reading
6. Reading assessment options
WORD-LEVEL ISSUES AND VOCABULARY IN
READING DEVELOPMENT