One of the most important language skills affecting students' success in academic settings is reading comprehension and the ability to read fluently in a second language. Japanese EFL learners' less than satisfactory performance in standard English tests led Shinozuka, Mizusawa, and Shibata (2014) to design the read-aloud method. This study investigated the effectiveness of this newly designed ...

Abstract In this study, an undergraduate teacher education course is used to explore whether and how academic reading seminars reflect the theoretical notion of literacies provide a learning environment for developing professional engagement . The data analyzed in article are transcribed recordings small group activities where students discuss scientific articles based on template. First, our e...