A practical academic reading and vocabulary screening test as a predictor of achievement in first-year university students: implications for test purpose and use
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DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2019.1709411
Abstract: ABSTRACT Language proficiency is assumed to play a role in achievement in tertiary education. When requirements for university entrance are low or demographic changes in the population take place, universities often employ post-admission language assessments… read more here.
Keywords: achievement; language proficiency; academic reading; screening test ... See more keywords
Enhancing academic reading skills through extensive reading
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DOI: 10.2989/16073614.2016.1267578
Abstract: Abstract The current study explores the feasibility of an extensive reading programme in the context of a low-income country (Mozambique), as well as the influence of extensive reading on academic reading. The programme took over… read more here.
Keywords: reading skills; reading comprehension; reading speed; academic reading ... See more keywords
Study on factors influencing college students’ digital academic reading behavior
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1007247
Abstract: Background Affected by the COVID-19, many colleges have adopted online teaching. Meanwhile, the digital transformation of academic journals has shifted readers’ reading habits from traditional paper media to digital media. Digital academic reading has become… read more here.
Keywords: academic reading; college students; students digital; reading ... See more keywords
The relationship between L2 motivation and transformative engagement in academic reading among EAP learners: Implications for reading self-regulation
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.944650
Abstract: This study examined the relationship between L2 motivation and engagement in academic reading skill from the lenses of L2 motivational self-system and transformative experience. More specifically, following the transformative experience (TE) framework, we investigated the… read more here.
Keywords: academic reading; engagement academic; transformative engagement; motivation ... See more keywords
Chinese University English Teachers’ Professional Learning through Academic Reading on Social Media—A Mixed-Methods Approach
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DOI: 10.3390/bs12100390
Abstract: Teachers’ professional learning on social media has received growing attention recently, but research into teachers’ academic engagement on social media remains limited. This study aimed to examine what factors motivated university English teachers to engage… read more here.
Keywords: academic reading; university; social media; content knowledge ... See more keywords