A report of tentative research to examine the question of how accurate pronunciation may affect lexical access. It considered interaction between the two factors investigated as well as their independent effects. Some evidence was found to suggest...
This paper reported findings from several studies related to the connections made by EFL readers between information in various modes. Discussion then focused narrowly on the need to re-assess the role of skills and strategies training in the ligh...
A consideration of various tools designed to aid learning and teaching, particularly of languages, from the point of view of how likely they are to increase learning by themselves.<br />
The role of the teacher and the changing nature of this role...
A comparison of how various aspects of the (mainly Christian-inspired) Creation myth are illustrated in these two famous works of fantasy and science fiction.
24th International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning (ICTEL), London, UK 2017年9月12日 GRDS/ADTEL
Report on research into the possible correlations between EFL learners' phonemic distinction/recognition orally and visually and vocabulary knowledge. Consideration of the relevance for their EFL reading comprehension performance. Studies conductd...
International Symposium on Culture, Arts and Literature (ISCAL) 2014 2014年9月10日 Department of Cultural Vocation Development, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan & International Academy Institute & International Business Academics Consortium (IBAC)
This paper summarized findings from experiments related the connections made by EFL readers between information in various modes. Special focus was on the need to re-assess the importance of skills and strategies training in the light of findings ...
KOTESOL 2103 International Conference 2013年10月13日 Korean TESOL
Former research had identified a need to better understand the link between phonemic awareness and reading comprehension skills. So, this study measured learners' vocabulary size, phonemic distinction ability, and reading comprehension ability, al...
Presentation of research conducted into the effect of illustrations with text on the EFL learner's reading comprehension. Analysis of how the illustrations affected cognitive processes involved in reading
This paper focused on implications of anomalies in research reeults from experiments on reading with and without illustrations, such as identical mean scores for both conditions, in the treatment group. Possible wider effects for focused strategy ...
(Abstract only of the paper presented at the conference, and later published in full elsewhere)
A report of findings from studies related to connections made by EFL readers between information presented in different modes. The main point being mad...