Focusing on EFL reading : theory and practice / edited by Rahma Al-Mahrooqi and Adrian Roscoe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mahrooqi, Rahma, editor.

Roscoe, Adrian, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

Second language acquisition--Case studies.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (457 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reading, a complex and multi-faceted skill, is essential for life and academic success. While its mysteries still baffle first-language research, the nature of reading in a foreign language presents an even greater puzzle. However, given reading's importance for EFL students who study their specializations in English, and whose future employment may depend on their competence in it, researchers must continue to investigate foreign language reading and devise ways of improving students' capaci...

Contents:

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; PART II; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; PART III; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; PART IV; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; PART V; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; PART VI; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN; CHAPTER NINETEEN; CONTRIBUTORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 20, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6070-0

OCLC:

881417022