Author: Shiyu Wu
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-05-20
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1317538714
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book focuses on the effects of L1 cognitive resources on L2 reading e.g. the effects of L1 reading ability, the ability in L1 mental-structure building, L1 cognitive use in L2 reading, and other related cognitive mechanisms and capacities of EFL learners in China. It integrated test-based and product-oriented as well as VPA-based (verbal protocol analysis) and process-oriented experiments to address the problems of reading in a second language. This book provides several theoretical, methodological and pedagogical insights, including the multidimensional nature of L2 reading and Vygotskyan sociocultural theory as a suitable L2 reading framework, combined approaches on L2 studies, and the rewarding active use of L1 cognitive resources in L2 learning.
Book Synopsis The Use of L1 Cognitive Resources in L2 Reading by Chinese EFL Learners by : Shiyu Wu
Download or read book The Use of L1 Cognitive Resources in L2 Reading by Chinese EFL Learners written by Shiyu Wu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the effects of L1 cognitive resources on L2 reading e.g. the effects of L1 reading ability, the ability in L1 mental-structure building, L1 cognitive use in L2 reading, and other related cognitive mechanisms and capacities of EFL learners in China. It integrated test-based and product-oriented as well as VPA-based (verbal protocol analysis) and process-oriented experiments to address the problems of reading in a second language. This book provides several theoretical, methodological and pedagogical insights, including the multidimensional nature of L2 reading and Vygotskyan sociocultural theory as a suitable L2 reading framework, combined approaches on L2 studies, and the rewarding active use of L1 cognitive resources in L2 learning.