1. Introducing the study -- 2. Research background -- 3. Theoretical perspectives -- 4. Research design and methodology : the test-based and product-oriented experiments -- 5. Research design and methodology : the VPA-based and process-oriented experiment -- 6. Results and discussion : the test-based and product-oriented experiments -- 7. Results and discussion : the VPA-based and process-oriented experiment -- 8. Conclusion : effects of L1 cognitive resources on L2 reading
Summary
"This book focuses on the effects of L1 cognitive resources on L2 reading e.g. the effects of L1 reading ability, the ability in L1 mental-structure building, L1 cognitive use in L2 reading, and other related cognitive mechanisms and capacities of EFL learners in China. It integrated test-based and product-oriented as well as VPA-based (verbal protocol analysis) and process-oriented experiments to address the problems of reading in a second language. This book provides several theoretical, methodological and pedagogical insights, including the multidimensional nature of L2 reading and Vygotskyan sociocultural theory as a suitable L2 reading framework, combined approaches on L2 studies, and the rewarding active use of L1 cognitive resources in L2 learning."--Publisher description
