Hong Kong Chinese secondary school English language learners’ vocabulary uptake using simplified readers with and without associated reading tasks

While there is a suggestion that reading extensively may be effective in improving vocabulary knowledge, a number of Hong Kong (H.K.) studies suggest that it has not been particularly successful in the H.K. context, particularly in aiding weaker language learners. The failure of extensive reading (E...

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Main Author: Dykes, Grant Andrew
Other Authors: Armstrong, Kevin
Published: University of Leicester 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.548437