Reading while listening to learn: young EFL learners' perceptions

Reading while listening, that is, simultaneously reading and listening to a text, has been shown to be an efficient procedure for FL learning. It has also been considered a way of increasing the quality and quantity of L2 input as well as a form of engaging readers in the process of reading. However...

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Authors: Tragant Mestres, Elsa, Vallbona, Anna
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/163030
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/163030
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Adquisició d'una segona llengua
Ensenyament de llengües
Anglès
Second language acquisition
Language teaching
English language
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Summary:Reading while listening, that is, simultaneously reading and listening to a text, has been shown to be an efficient procedure for FL learning. It has also been considered a way of increasing the quality and quantity of L2 input as well as a form of engaging readers in the process of reading. However, little research has been conducted about this mode of reading with young, inexperienced EFL learners. The present study reports on primary students' levels of engagement and perceptions after participating on a one-year reading program at school. The results reveal that the reading-while-listening mode seems to contribute positively to the students' perceptions and level of engagement when reading in English.