Working with Text and Around Text in Foreign Language Environments

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chodkiewicz, Halina (Editor), Steinbrich, Piotr (Editor), Krzemińska-Adamek, Małgorzata (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Second Language Learning and Teaching,
• Subjects: Education.; Applied linguistics.; Language and education.; Language Education.; Applied Linguistics.

This book investigates the three pivotal points of text for foreign language acquisition: reception, construction and deconstruction. In Part One, the focus is on various aspects of text reception, such as developing literacy, text interest, and perceptions of the academic register or the assessment...

Table of Contents:

• Principles of Task Design in Reading for Polish Learners of English as a Foreign Language
• Mental Model Theories in Reading Research and Instruction
• On Texts Interesting to Read in Foreign Language Teaching
• The Learning Potential of Study Questions in TEFL Textbooks
• Learner Perception of Academic Register at the Undergraduate Level
• Assessment of Language Learners’ Spoken Texts: Overview of Key Issues.