How do Džon and Džein Read Russian? On-Line Vocabulary and its Place in the Reading Process.

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2000Author
Comer, William J.
Keefe, Leann
Publisher
Slavica Publishers
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Article
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William Comer
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When reading authentic texts, intermediate-level students face many problems (lack of vocabulary, difficulties with word order and syntax, unfamiliar target language discourse practices) that can significantly impede their comprehension. Intermediate-level students of Russian read two newspaper articles online, where they could click on any word and receive a contextual gloss. Before receiving the guess, they had to guess the meaning of the word and give a reason for their guess. The data reveal interesting patterns in student reading strategies as well as patterns of misreading.
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0-89357-292-6Collections
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Comer, William J., L. Keefe. "How do Džon and Džein Read Russian? On-Line Vocabulary and its Place in the Reading Process.” in The Learning and Teaching of Slavic Languages and Cultures, ed. O. Kagan and B. Rifkin. Bloomington, IN: Slavica Publishers, 2000. 311-25.
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