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Reading Proficiency and a Psycholinguistic Approach to Second Language Reading
Author(s) -
Woytak Lidia
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1984.tb01739.x
Subject(s) - reading (process) , psycholinguistics , linguistics , selection (genetic algorithm) , language proficiency , psychology , language assessment , computer science , mathematics education , artificial intelligence , cognition , philosophy , neuroscience
This article presents psycholinguistic views of second language reading, discusses kinds of reading to teach, and provides advice on text and materials selection for different proficiency levels. Examples of the second language reading activities appear at the end.