Naslov
Explicit teaching of reading strategies: Its effects on reading comprehension and motivation in English for Legal Purposes course

Autori
Lukica, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of Education, Learning, Styles, Individual differences Network / Vanthournout, Gert ; Coertjens, Lisje ; Donche, Vincent ; Gijbels, David ; Evans, Carol ; Pedrosa de Jesus, Helena - Brno : Tribun EU, 2011, 479-479

ISBN
978-80-263-000-6

Skup
ELSIN XVI Developing Learning Within and Across Disciplines: Evidence from Research and Practice

Mjesto i datum
Antwerpen, Belgija, 29.06.2011. - 01.07.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
reading strategies; English for Legal Purposes

Sažetak
Research has shown that excellent readers posses a greater metacognitive awareness of reading strategies and use a greater variety of strategies than poor readers (Alderson, 2000 ; Block & Pressley, 2008 ; Cohen, 1998) . Also, excellent readers know how to use them appropriately, that is, they posses metacognitive control. The third characteristic of a strategic reader is metalinguistic awareness which Nagy (2007) defines as the ability to reflect on language knowledge and structure and the ability to manipulate that knowledge consciously. L2 reading research has shown that explicit teaching of reading strategies raises students metacognitive and metalinguistic awareness allowing them more control over the reading process (Oxford, 1991 ; Cohen, 1998) which may in turn lead to higher reading motivation which has also been shown as an important characteristic of a strategic reader (Kondo-Brown, 2006 ; Mori, 2002). According to Douglas (2000), strategic competence is essential in English for Specific Purposes because it serves as a link between language and content knowledge on one side and the context of usage on the other. We believe teaching reading strategies will prove beneficial to students who posses neither content nor context knowledge and have poor L2 knowledge.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

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