Reading Development in a Second Language: Theoretical, Empirical and Classroom Perspectives (Second Language Learning) - Hardcover

Bernhardt, Elizabeth B

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0893916757 ISBN 13: 9780893916756

Publisher: Praeger Publishers Inc, 1991

Synopsis

eading Development in a Second Language attempts to provide a thorough account of what is known about the acquisition of reading abilities in a second language. Its aim is to foster more principled research and instruction in second language literacy. In order to teach the aim discussion is set forth from a variety of perspectives: first; through examinations of theoretical models of the reading process and their application to a second language context; second, through a synthesis of the empirical data base from 1973 to the present; third, by means of descriptions of reader-based interactions with second language texts; and finally, through concepts of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

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Synopsis

A comprehensive account of what is known about the acquisition of second-language literacy, aimed at researchers and instructors of both language and reading. Presents models of the reading process and applies them to second-language contexts, synthesizes empirical data since 1973, describes reader interactions with texts, and considers curriculum,

Edition details

• Publisher: Praeger Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0893916757
• ISBN 13: 9780893916756
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: DiPietro Robert J