The Complexity of Second Language Reading: Investigating the L1-L2 Relationship

Autor/inn/en	Brevik, Lisbeth M.; Olsen, Rolf Vegar; Hellekjaer, Glenn Ole
Titel	The Complexity of Second Language Reading: Investigating the L1-L2 Relationship
Quelle	In: Reading in a Foreign Language, 28 (2016) 2, S.161-182 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-0578
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Reading Tests; English (Second Language); Reading Fluency; Native Language Instruction; Reading Comprehension; Schematic Studies; Gender Differences; Low Achievement; Norwegian; Scores; Reading Achievement; Predictor Variables; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Multiple Regression Analysis; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Lesetest; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Leseverstehen; Schematheorie; Geschlechterkonflikt; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Norwegisch; Leseleistung; Prädiktor; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Norwegen
Abstract	This article contributes to the field of reading assessment in English as a second language (L2). Few reading studies have been carried out at the upper secondary school level, and the present study provides insight into upper secondary school students' L2 reading proficiency. It examines whether such proficiency can be explained by reading proficiency in Norwegian as their first language (L1). The analysis uses data from two national reading tests, comprising a large sample of 16-year-old students (N = 10,331), and it is the first time reading across these languages has been investigated at this level. The results show a significant and meaningful relationship between students' reading proficiency in the two languages. The results also reveal marked reading differences in reading proficiency in the two languages among poor readers. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Reading in a Foreign Language. National Foreign Language Resource Center, 1859 East-West Road #106, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822. e-mail: readfl@hawaii.edu; Web site: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01