Spelling Knowledge and Reading Development: Insights from Arab ESL Learners

Autor/in	Fender, Michael
Titel	Spelling Knowledge and Reading Development: Insights from Arab ESL Learners
Quelle	In: Reading in a Foreign Language, 20 (2008) 1, S.19-42 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-0578
Schlagwörter	Reading Comprehension; Spelling; Reading Fluency; Listening Comprehension Tests; Arabs; Language Processing; Reading Skills; English for Academic Purposes; English (Second Language); Task Analysis; Language Tests; Semitic Languages; Transfer of Training; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseverstehen; Schreibweise; Hörverstehensübung; Arab; Araber; Sprachverarbeitung; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Aufgabenanalyse; Language test; Sprachtest; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Collegestudent
Abstract	The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between spelling knowledge and reading skills among a group of 16 intermediate-level Arab learners of English as a second language (ESL) and a corresponding comparison group of 21 intermediate-level ESL learners in an English for academic purposes (EAP) program. A spelling task was used to assess the English orthographic or spelling knowledge, and standardized reading and listening tests were used to assess the general language processing and comprehension skills of the two groups. The results of the tests indicated that the Arab and non-Arab ESL students were not significantly different in listening (or auding) comprehension, but that the Arab students scored significantly lower on the spelling test and the reading comprehension test. This study discusses possible reasons why Arab ESL learners may exhibit difficulties with English spelling and then discusses the link between spelling knowledge and the development of reading fluency. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10