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Assessing second language reading : insights from Cloze tests / / Karim Sadeghi
| Assessing second language reading : insights from Cloze tests / / Karim Sadeghi |
| Autore | Sadeghi Karim |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 pages) |
| Disciplina | 401.93 |
| Soggetto topico | Second language acquisition - Evaluation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 3-030-84470-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Aims of the Book -- 1.3 Questions Addressed -- 1.4 Research Methods Employed -- 1.5 Outline of the Book -- References -- 2 The Nature of Reading in a Second Language -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Research on Reading -- 2.2.1 A Brief History of Research on Reading -- 2.2.2 Is There a Separate Reading Ability? -- 2.2.3 Reading Ability: Divisible or Unitary? -- 2.2.4 Theories of Reading -- 2.3 What is Reading Comprehension? -- 2.3.1 Definition of Reading Comprehension -- 2.3.2 The Nature of Reading Comprehension -- 2.4 The Process of Reading Comprehension -- 2.4.1 Bottom-Up Models -- 2.4.2 Top-Down Models -- 2.4.3 Interactive Models -- 2.4.4 Reading: Decoding or Prediction? -- 2.5 Factors Affecting Reading Comprehension -- 2.5.1 Reader Variable -- 2.5.2 Text Variable -- 2.5.3 Context Variable -- 2.5.4 Writer Variable -- 2.5.5 L1-L2 Relationship -- 2.6 Issues in Assessing Reading -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Language, Context, and Comprehension -- 3.1 Language -- 3.2 Context -- 3.2.1 Definition of Context -- 3.2.2 Components of Context -- 3.2.3 Relationship Between Language/text and Context -- 3.2.4 Context and Comprehension -- 3.3 Comprehension -- 3.3.1 Comprehension in Spoken Language -- 3.3.2 Comprehension in Written Language -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- 4 The Cloze Procedure -- 4.1 Origin of the Cloze Procedure -- 4.1.1 Definition of the Cloze Procedure -- 4.1.2 Theoretical Assumptions Underlying the Cloze Procedure -- 4.2 Construction of Cloze Tests -- 4.2.1 Text-Type Used In Constructing Cloze Tests -- 4.2.2 Deletion Rate In Cloze Tests -- 4.2.3 Scoring Cloze Tests -- 4.2.4 Timing of Cloze Tests -- 4.3 Varieties of the Cloze Procedure -- 4.4 Uses of Cloze Tests -- 4.4.1 Cloze as a Measure of Readability.
4.4.2 Cloze as a Measure of General Language Proficiency -- 4.4.3 Cloze as a Measure of Reading Comprehension -- 4.4.4 Cloze and Low/High Level Abilities -- 4.4.5 Cloze as a Measure of Other Abilities -- 4.4.6 Cloze as a Teaching Device -- 4.5 Validity and Reliability of the Cloze Procedure -- 4.5.1 Validity of Cloze Tests -- 4.5.2 Reliability of Cloze Tests -- 4.6 Factors Affecting Performance on Cloze Tests -- 4.7 Text-Processing In Cloze Tests -- 4.8 Problems with the Cloze Procedure -- 4.8.1 The Implausibility of the Cloze Procedure -- 4.9 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Criterion-Related Validity of Cloze Procedure Against IELTS -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Context of the Study -- 5.3 The Study -- 5.3.1 Participants -- 5.3.2 Instruments -- 5.3.3 Procedure -- 5.3.4 Scoring Procedure -- 5.4 Results -- 5.4.1 Descriptive Statistics of the Data -- 5.4.2 Reliability of the Tests -- 5.4.3 Relationship Between Variables -- 5.4.4 Answers to Research Questions -- 5.5 Discussion -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Criterion-Related Validity of Cloze Procedure Against FCE and CAE -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Study -- 6.2.1 Participants -- 6.2.2 Instruments -- 6.2.3 Procedure -- 6.3 Results -- 6.3.1 Descriptive Statistics -- 6.3.2 Answers to Research Questions -- 6.4 Discussion -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- 7 L2 Reading and Its Assessment: Insights from Test-Takers -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Interview Design -- 7.3 Interviewees -- 7.4 Procedure -- 7.5 Analysis and Findings -- 7.5.1 The Meaning of Reading Comprehension -- 7.5.2 How One Shows His/Her Comprehension in Real-Life -- 7.5.3 Factors Affecting Reading Comprehension -- 7.5.4 Differences and Similarities Between Real-Life and Academic Reading -- 7.5.5 How Reading Comprehension is Tested in Real Life -- 7.5.6 How reading comprehension is tested in academic settings. 7.5.7 How Reading Comprehension Should be Tested -- 7.5.8 The Use of Cloze Procedure in Academic Testing -- 7.5.9 The Meaning of Scores on Reading Tests -- 7.5.10 The Meaning of Scores on Cloze Tests -- 7.6 Discussion -- 7.7 Conclusion -- Reference -- 8 Judgemental Validity of L2 Reading Tests and Cloze Procedure: Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence from Test-Takers -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Study -- 8.2.1 Questionnaire Design -- 8.2.2 Participants -- 8.2.3 Procedure -- 8.3 Analysis and Findings -- 8.3.1 Quantitative Analysis -- 8.3.2 Qualitative Analysis -- 8.4 Discussion -- 8.5 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Assessing L2 Reading: Qualitative Evidence from English Teachers -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The Study -- 9.2.1 Questionnaire Design -- 9.2.2 Participants -- 9.2.3 Analysis and Findings -- 9.3 Discussion -- 9.4 Conclusion -- Reference -- 10 Conclusion -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Main Findings -- 10.3 Final Words and Directions for Research. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495220803321 |
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Second Language Teacher Professional Development : Technological Innovations for Post-Emergency Teacher Education / / edited by Karim Sadeghi, Michael Thomas
| Second Language Teacher Professional Development : Technological Innovations for Post-Emergency Teacher Education / / edited by Karim Sadeghi, Michael Thomas |
| Autore | Sadeghi Karim |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 pages) |
| Disciplina | 418.0071 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ThomasMichael |
| Collana | Digital Education and Learning |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages—Study and teaching
Teachers—Training of Digital media Educational technology Language Teaching and Learning Language Education Teaching and Teacher Education Digital and New Media Digital Education and Educational Technology |
| ISBN | 3-031-12070-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Educational technology in teacher education -- 2. Reimagining education is dead. Long live reimagining education: New technological innovations in second language teacher education and professional development -- 3. Extending blended learning and the roles of technology to meet teacher-training needs in the New Normal -- 4. Technology-enhanced language teacher development during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of Southeast Asian English language teachers -- 5. 'We’ve been able to continue with our teaching': Technology and pedagogy in emergency remote language education -- 6. Corpus linguistics in English language teacher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring opportunities and addressing challenges -- 7. Digital Competence and Teaching Practices of Language Teachers in Sweden in a COVID-19 World -- 8. Assessing instructional design during emergency remote education -- 9. Technology + pedagogy in EFL virtual classrooms: teachers’ professional needs on technology-enhanced pedagogy -- 10. A Pandemic to Remember: Best Practices in an Online Language Acquisition Methods Course -- 11. Enhancing professional learning of primary teacher students of L1 and L2 through a hybrid learning environment -- 12. CALL for global learning: Using World 101 in an online TESOL Methods course -- 13. Learning to collaborate through telecollaboration: Key knowledge for novice teachers in today’s world -- 14. Opportunities for Pre-service Teacher Learning in Video-Mediated Peer Interactions: Focus on Classroom Interactional Competence -- 15. Conclusion: What did we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910683356303321 |
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Sadeghi Karim
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Talking About Second Language Acquisition / / by Karim Sadeghi
| Talking About Second Language Acquisition / / by Karim Sadeghi |
| Autore | Sadeghi Karim |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 pages) |
| Disciplina |
418.0071
401.93 |
| Soggetto topico |
Language acquisition
Language and languages - Study and teaching Teachers - Training of Language Acquisition and Development Language Education Language Teaching and Learning Teaching and Teacher Education |
| ISBN | 3-030-99758-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: SLA at 55: What are the key issues? -- Chapter 2: Input and Interaction in SLA: An Interview with Susan Gass -- Chapter 3: Interaction and Feedback in SLA: An Interview with Alison Mackey -- Chapter 4: Classroom Interaction and SLA: An Interview with Masatoshi Sato -- Chapter 5: Teaching Pronunciation and SLA: An Interview with Tracey Derwing -- Chapter 6: Vocabulary Acquisition and Pedagogy in SLA: An Interview with Norbert Schmitt -- Chapter 7: Morphosyntactic Processing in SLA: An Interview with Alison Gabriele -- Chapter 8: Emergentist Syntax and SLA: An Interview with William O’Grady -- Chapter 9: Writing Development in SLA: An Interview with Rosa Manchon -- Chapter 10: First Language Attrition and SLA: An Interview with Monika Schmid -- Chapter 11: Bilingualism and SLA: An Interview with Antonella Sorace -- Chapter 12: Complex Dynamic Systems and Bi-/Multilingualism in SLA: An Interview with Kees de Bot -- Chapter 13: Instructed Second Language Acquisition: An Interview with Shawn Loewen -- Chapter 14: Processing Instruction and SLA: An Interview with Alessandro Benati -- Chapter 15: Digital Technology and SLA: An Interview with Glenn Stockwell. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910595031903321 |
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Sadeghi Karim
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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