Vocabulary assistance before and during reading

dc.contributor.author	Alessi, Stephen
dc.contributor.author	Dwyer, Angelique
dc.date.accessioned	2020-05-22T02:06:57Z
dc.date.available	2020-05-22T02:06:57Z
dc.date.issued	2008-10
dc.description.abstract	Intermediate learners of Spanish read a Spanish newspaper article with vocabulary assistance either before reading, while reading, both, or without any such assistance. Reading performance was significantly better for students receiving vocabulary assistance during reading, but not for those receiving it before reading. Reading time of the newspaper article was less for students receiving prereading vocabulary assistance, but total lesson time (the prereading time plus reading time) was more for those students. Given the particular activities of this study, a vocabulary activity before reading appears to speed up reading without affecting comprehension, while vocabulary assistance during reading appears to improve comprehension without affecting speed.
dc.identifier.doi	10125/66815
dc.identifier.issn	1539-0578
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/66815
dc.publisher	University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center
dc.publisher	Center for Language & Technology
dc.subject	vocabulary
dc.subject	second language reading
dc.subject	prereading
dc.subject	hypertext glossing
dc.title	Vocabulary assistance before and during reading
dc.type	Article
dc.type.dcmi	Text
local.rfl.topic	Lexis
prism.endingpage	263
prism.number	2
prism.startingpage	246
prism.volume	20

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