Extensive Reading and the Effect of Shadowing

Autor/inn/en	Nakanishi, Takayuki; Ueda, Atsuko
Titel	Extensive Reading and the Effect of Shadowing
Quelle	In: Reading in a Foreign Language, 23 (2011) 1, S.1-16 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-0578
Schlagwörter	Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Reading Comprehension; Reading Tests; Majors (Students); Statistical Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Scores; Foreign Countries; Language Tests; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseverstehen; Lesetest; Statistische Analyse; Ausland; Language test; Sprachtest; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht
Abstract	The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of extensive reading (ER) and shadowing on performance on reading comprehension tests. This study addressed the following research questions: (a) Can extensive reading improve students' reading comprehension? and (b) can shadowing enhance the effects of extensive reading? The participants in the study were 89 Japanese university students majoring in human science. Based on two experimental groups and two control groups, we examined the relationships and interactions of the two variables (ER and shadowing) over a one-year treatment (two semesters), using ANOVA. Three reading comprehension tests, a pretest, posttest 1 (after the first semester), and posttest 2 (after the one-year treatment), were administered. The results indicated that there was no statistically significant difference among groups, but a significant difference was found between the three test scores. Results are also considered in terms of an increased understanding of shadowing, and implications for curricula and classroom applications are discussed. (Contains 5 figures, 6 tables, and 2 notes.) (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/
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Update	2017/4/10