Journal article
QUANTIFYING THE DIFFERENCE IN READING FLUENCY BETWEEN L1 AND L2 READERS OF ENGLISH
Abstract
Abstract
This study is a comparative examination of reading behavior of first-language (L1) Canadian and second-language (L2) Finnish and German readers of English. We measured eye-movement patterns during reading the same set of English sentences and administered tests of English vocabulary, spelling, and exposure to print. The core of our study is a novel method of statistical prediction used to generate hypothetical Finnish …
Authors
Nisbet K; Bertram R; Erlinghagen C; Pieczykolan A; Kuperman V
Journal
Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 407–434
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
May 2022
DOI
10.1017/s0272263121000279
ISSN
0272-2631