Introduction
Recent research indicates that becoming more aware of what readers do when they read, becoming conscious of their own reading processes, is a powerful tool for improving reading efficiency.
(Carrell 1989; Carson et al. 1990; Shih 1992)
Reading process of L1 readers
Automatic & Unconscious
→impossible to examine them
→visible only when they read a text
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role in language development
The important role of the learning environment
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4. Second Language(L2) Acquisition
Second Language Acquisition Hypothesis
The Simplified Input Hypothesis
Krashen(1980)’s Five Hypothesis
Acquisition and Learning
Monitor Hypothesis
Natural Order Hypothesis
The Comprehensible Input Hypothesis
Affective Filter Hypothesis
The comprehensible output Hypothesis(Sw
L2. For this purpose, functional lessons focus on listening and speaking skills—oral communication. In lessons 1 and 2, students will be engaged in comprehension activities as well as communicative interaction with fellow students in order to grasp the usage of following expressions:
Express interest in friend’s idea: Are you?
Ask friends of their interest: “Are you interested in…?
FINAL PROJECT
PART 1. CRITICAL REVIEW
PART 2. REPLICATION STUDY
Song, M-Y. (2008). Do divisible subskills exist in second language (L2) comprehension? A structural equation modeling approach. Language Testing, 25 (4). 435-464
Hypothesis
Language proficiency most probably consists
of a general higher-order factor and several distinct
first-order ability factors.
The main purpose of this study
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