The Transfer of Reading Rate Training to Other Texts

Autor/in	Carney, Nat
Titel	The Transfer of Reading Rate Training to Other Texts
Quelle	In: TESOL International Journal, 11 (2016) 1, S.1-14 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2094-3938
Schlagwörter	Reading Rate; Transfer of Training; Second Language Instruction; Reading Instruction; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; College Students; Speed Reading; Reading Comprehension; Textbooks; Reading Materials; Student Attitudes; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Reading readiness; Reading speed; Lesegeschwindigkeit; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Leseunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Collegestudent; Schnelllesen; Leseverstehen; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This paper builds on recent research looking at how reading speed measures from a reading rate training course are reflected in non-course texts. In this study, 23 first language (L1) Japanese English majors enrolled in a university level reading class completed 20 speed reading exercises with comprehension quizzes from an assigned textbook at the participants' reading level. The 20 speed reading exercises were completed during a 15-week semester. Average reading and comprehension scores from these exercises were compared with timed readings and comprehension quiz scores on five other types of texts that students would probably encounter in their English study or daily lives, including a TOEIC test text, a TOEFL test text, a college textbook text, a newspaper article, and a graded reader. Timed readings and comprehension quizzes for these other texts were all carried out in the final five weeks of the 15-week semester. Results show a high correlation between reading speeds from the class textbook and reading speeds with other texts. However, when comprehension scores were incorporated into the relationship, the correlation was barely significant. In light of this and other studies, further research into the relationship between reading rate training and comprehension is suggested. (As Provided).
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