{"product_id":"components-of-l2-reading-toshihiko-shiotsu-9780521157278","title":"Components of L2 Reading: Linguistic and Processing Factors in the Reading Test Performances of Japanese EFL Learners","description":"The book investigates the explanatory variables for the passage-reading comprehension performance of Japanese EFL learners and their sentence-reading speed. Following rigorous preliminary studies evaluating the significance of the candidate variables and refining research instruments, a large scale main study was conducted. Regression analyses indicated that syntactic knowledge was the best predictor of passage-reading ability, while vocabulary breadth also contributed to its prediction. Subgroup analyses supported the significance of syntactic knowledge for both higher- and lower-ability readers. Sentence-reading speed was best predicted by the speed of lexical semantic access. The significance of this speed was also consistent across the group division. A subsequent exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modelling of the data indicated that the performances of the participants were best explained in terms of two latent factors: one based on careful text processing power and the other on efficiency of lexical semantic access.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toshihiko Shiotsu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521157277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521157278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Toshihiko Shiotsu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056254578943,"sku":"9780521157278","price":90.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d82dfd11-138c-4ef6-9d90-cca0926fc4d9.jpg?v=1685040343","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/components-of-l2-reading-toshihiko-shiotsu-9780521157278","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}