English reading proficiency is essential for university students in a globalized academic environment,yet many L2 learners encounter challenges,such as limited vocabulary,complex syntax,and unclear text organization,l...English reading proficiency is essential for university students in a globalized academic environment,yet many L2 learners encounter challenges,such as limited vocabulary,complex syntax,and unclear text organization,leading to cognitive overload.Grounded in the Cognitive Load Theory(CLT),this study examines the role of the Chunking Reading Processing Strategy-which integrates fragmented linguistic information into meaningful units at lexical,syntactic,and discourse levels-in alleviating cognitive load and improving reading comprehension.Through a mixed-methods approach,the research investigates how learners at different proficiency levels perceive and apply the chunking strategy,and how such application relates to cognitive load management.The results indicate that higher-proficiency learners employ chunking more frequently and report greater benefits,whereas lower-proficiency learners depend more on instructional support.The study confirms the theoretical and pedagogical value of chunk-based reading instruction and suggests that differentiated,cognitively informed teaching of the chunking strategy can enhance both reading efficiency and strategic awareness among L2 learners.展开更多
Language teaching is a highly complex phenomenon so that it is closely related with philosophy of education, theoretical linguistics and cognitive science. The language system is constructed by adopting a series of co...Language teaching is a highly complex phenomenon so that it is closely related with philosophy of education, theoretical linguistics and cognitive science. The language system is constructed by adopting a series of cognitive strategies within human beings＇ experiences. On the basis of outlook of experience, reading and comprehension can be regarded as a process of prediction, perception, reasoning and retrieving, in which the reader is an experiencing individual. Thus, experience is a clue in the reading process.展开更多
This paper starts with the theoretical reflection on the relationship between IVA （Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition） and extensive reading based on reading process and vocabulary acquisition process, claiming that ...This paper starts with the theoretical reflection on the relationship between IVA （Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition） and extensive reading based on reading process and vocabulary acquisition process, claiming that inferring word meaning is not equated with vocabulary acquisition. Then, some implications are drawn from the theoretical reflection, that is, three factors--text, learner and situation--have great impact on the process of acquiring vocabulary through extensive reading. After that, it follows the review of current research on specific aspects at textual, leamer and situational level.展开更多
Reading is a basic ability in learning English and reading comprehension exercise is a common way to assess this ability.Since reading is a communicative activity between author and reader in written form,there are so...Reading is a basic ability in learning English and reading comprehension exercise is a common way to assess this ability.Since reading is a communicative activity between author and reader in written form,there are some different rules and regulations of this communication in different countries.Therefore,cultural factors,existing in reading,decide,help,and influence the percentage of the right answers.This article attempts to analyze the effects of cultural differences in reading and the barriers in comprehension,and aims to improve students awareness of cultural differences in reading.展开更多
At present,there are still many problems in language teaching in rural primary schools,which will affect the quality of teaching if we don't pay much attention to them.This article focuses on the existing flaws in...At present,there are still many problems in language teaching in rural primary schools,which will affect the quality of teaching if we don't pay much attention to them.This article focuses on the existing flaws in current language teaching and provides some solutions.展开更多
This paper investigated the oral reading process of an EFL learner through the use of miscue analysis. It was aimed to explore miscue features, the influence of text type on miscues and the contributory factors to mis...This paper investigated the oral reading process of an EFL learner through the use of miscue analysis. It was aimed to explore miscue features, the influence of text type on miscues and the contributory factors to miscue production. Sources of data included questionnaire responses, oral reading of texts, stimulated recalls and written summaries. The results showed that the participant, in the process of meaning construction, utilized grapho-phonic, syntactic and semantic cues as well as cognitive strategies such as sampling, predicting and correcting. It was found that miscues with syntactic acceptability and high grapho-phonic similarity were more frequently produced than those with semantic acceptability. In addition, it was revealed that more miscues per hundred words were produced in the expository essay than in the narrative story. The results also indicated that linguistic and cognitive factors were two major contributors to miscue production. This paper concluded that the dynamic miscue-reflected EFL reading process is able to reveal learners’ strengths and weaknesses in text processing. Pedagogical implications for EFL reading instruction were finally discussed.展开更多
基金funded by the 2024 Shanghai Social Science Planning Annual Project titled“A Study on the Chunk Processing Mechanisms and Cognitive Motivations of ESL Reading”(Fund No.2024BYY012).
文摘English reading proficiency is essential for university students in a globalized academic environment,yet many L2 learners encounter challenges,such as limited vocabulary,complex syntax,and unclear text organization,leading to cognitive overload.Grounded in the Cognitive Load Theory(CLT),this study examines the role of the Chunking Reading Processing Strategy-which integrates fragmented linguistic information into meaningful units at lexical,syntactic,and discourse levels-in alleviating cognitive load and improving reading comprehension.Through a mixed-methods approach,the research investigates how learners at different proficiency levels perceive and apply the chunking strategy,and how such application relates to cognitive load management.The results indicate that higher-proficiency learners employ chunking more frequently and report greater benefits,whereas lower-proficiency learners depend more on instructional support.The study confirms the theoretical and pedagogical value of chunk-based reading instruction and suggests that differentiated,cognitively informed teaching of the chunking strategy can enhance both reading efficiency and strategic awareness among L2 learners.
文摘Language teaching is a highly complex phenomenon so that it is closely related with philosophy of education, theoretical linguistics and cognitive science. The language system is constructed by adopting a series of cognitive strategies within human beings＇ experiences. On the basis of outlook of experience, reading and comprehension can be regarded as a process of prediction, perception, reasoning and retrieving, in which the reader is an experiencing individual. Thus, experience is a clue in the reading process.
文摘This paper starts with the theoretical reflection on the relationship between IVA （Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition） and extensive reading based on reading process and vocabulary acquisition process, claiming that inferring word meaning is not equated with vocabulary acquisition. Then, some implications are drawn from the theoretical reflection, that is, three factors--text, learner and situation--have great impact on the process of acquiring vocabulary through extensive reading. After that, it follows the review of current research on specific aspects at textual, leamer and situational level.
文摘Reading is a basic ability in learning English and reading comprehension exercise is a common way to assess this ability.Since reading is a communicative activity between author and reader in written form,there are some different rules and regulations of this communication in different countries.Therefore,cultural factors,existing in reading,decide,help,and influence the percentage of the right answers.This article attempts to analyze the effects of cultural differences in reading and the barriers in comprehension,and aims to improve students awareness of cultural differences in reading.
文摘At present,there are still many problems in language teaching in rural primary schools,which will affect the quality of teaching if we don't pay much attention to them.This article focuses on the existing flaws in current language teaching and provides some solutions.
基金supported by Shandong Provincial Social Science Foundation(08BWJ017)
文摘This paper investigated the oral reading process of an EFL learner through the use of miscue analysis. It was aimed to explore miscue features, the influence of text type on miscues and the contributory factors to miscue production. Sources of data included questionnaire responses, oral reading of texts, stimulated recalls and written summaries. The results showed that the participant, in the process of meaning construction, utilized grapho-phonic, syntactic and semantic cues as well as cognitive strategies such as sampling, predicting and correcting. It was found that miscues with syntactic acceptability and high grapho-phonic similarity were more frequently produced than those with semantic acceptability. In addition, it was revealed that more miscues per hundred words were produced in the expository essay than in the narrative story. The results also indicated that linguistic and cognitive factors were two major contributors to miscue production. This paper concluded that the dynamic miscue-reflected EFL reading process is able to reveal learners’ strengths and weaknesses in text processing. Pedagogical implications for EFL reading instruction were finally discussed.
