Journal article
Character reading fluency, word segmentation accuracy, and reading comprehension in L2 Chinese
Reading in a foreign language, Vol.25(1), pp.1-25
04/01/2013
Abstract
This study investigated the relationships between lower-level processing and general reading comprehension among adult L2 (second-language) beginning learners of Chinese, in both target and non-target language learning environments. Lower-level processing in Chinese reading includes the factors of character-naming accuracy, character-naming speed, and word segmentation accuracy. The results of this study show that all three components contribute to reading comprehension in conjunction. Among them, character-naming accuracy was identified as the strongest predictor for reading comprehension; this was followed by character-naming speed. Character reading accuracy was also identified as a major predictor for word segmentation. The findings of this study partially support the studies conducted on alphabetic languages. Based on the results, pedagogical implications are discussed and recommendations for improved teaching are formulated.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Character reading fluency, word segmentation accuracy, and reading comprehension in L2 Chinese
- Creators
- Helen H. Shen - Univ Iowa, Dept Asian & Slav Languages & Literatures, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAXin Jiang - Beijing Language & Culture Univ, Ctr Studies Chinese Second Language, Beijing, Peoples R China
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Reading in a foreign language, Vol.25(1), pp.1-25
- ISSN
- 1539-0578
- eISSN
- 1539-0578
- Publisher
- Univ Hawaii, Coll Languages Linguistics & Literature
- Number of pages
- 25
- Grant note
- Centre for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Iowa
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures; International Programs
- Record Identifier
- 9984398679202771
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