Word Reading Efficiency, Text Reading Fluency, and Reading Comprehension among Chinese Learners of English

Autor/inn/en	Jiang, Xiangying; Sawaki, Yasuyo; Sabatini, John
Titel	Word Reading Efficiency, Text Reading Fluency, and Reading Comprehension among Chinese Learners of English
Quelle	In: Reading Psychology, 33 (2012) 4, S.323-349 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-2711
DOI	10.1080/02702711.2010.526051
Schlagwörter	Adult Learning; Chinese; Native Speakers; English (Second Language); English Language Learners; Word Recognition; Efficiency; Reading Fluency; Reading Comprehension; Reading Research; Spelling; Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence; Predictor Variables; Reading Tests; Reading Strategies; Reading Rate; Test of English as a Foreign Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; China; Chinesen; Muttersprachler; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Worterkennung; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Leseverstehen; Leseforschung; Schreibweise; Prädiktor; Lesetest; Reading strategy; Leselernstufe; Lesetechnik; Reading readiness; Reading speed; Lesegeschwindigkeit
Abstract	This study examined the relationship among word reading efficiency, text reading fluency, and reading comprehension for adult English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Data from 185 adult Chinese EFL learners preparing to take the Test-of-English-as-a-Foreign-Language[TM] (TOEFL[R]) were analyzed in this study. The participants completed a computer-based test battery of word reading efficiency and text reading fluency in addition to TOEFL iBT (Internet-Based Test) reading comprehension. The findings showed a stronger relationship between text oral reading fluency and reading comprehension than between word reading efficiency and reading comprehension. The authors recommended that attention be paid to text oral reading fluency in adult EFL reading research and instruction. (Contains 2 notes and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10