Can Topic Familiarity Override Language Proficiency in Reading Comprehension?

Location Of The Topic Sentence, Level Of Language Proficiency, and Reading Comprehension

location of the topic sentence, level of language proficiency, and reading comprehension

research on reading comprehension supports the contribution of the topic sentence to better understanding of the paragraph by efl readers. however, the level of language proficiency, which has recently been recognized as an interacting factor with many language processing tasks, has not been taken into account in previous research. therefore, the prupose of this study is to investigate the rela...

Second language reading topic familiarity and test score: test-taking strategies for multiple-choice comprehension questions

The main purpose of this study was to compare the strategies used by Chinesespeaking students when confronted with familiar versus unfamiliar topics in a multiplechoice format reading comprehension test. The focus was on describing what students do when they are taking reading comprehension tests by asking students to verbalize their thoughts. The strategies were further compared with participa...

The Role of First Language Literacy and Second Language Proficiency in Second Language Reading Comprehension

This study examined the interrelationships of first language (L1) literacy, second language (L2) proficiency, and L2 reading comprehension with 246 Chinese college students learning English. L1 literacy and L2 proficiency were measured with college admission exams in Chinese and English. L2 reading comprehension was measured with the reading comprehension section of a TOEFL and a researcher-dev...

The Interplay between Young Learners' Sense of Self-Efficacy in Reading Comprehension and English Language Proficiency

This study intended to explore the interplay between young language learners' sense of self-efficacy regarding reading comprehension in their reading test performance associated with learning English among universities. To undertake the study, a purposive sampling method was adopted. A total of 60 freshmen undergraduate learners of English consented to participate in this study.  A self-efficac...