Is the Simple View of Reading too Simple?

According to the Simple View of Reading (SVR), reading comprehension is the product of word decoding ability and linguistic comprehension (R = D × C). However, there is also evidence showing that an additive model (R = D + C) explains just as much or even more of the variance in reading comprehension than the product model. To further evaluate these models, 467 Norwegian students in grade 6 were administered measures of reading comprehension, decoding ability, listening comprehension, phonemic awareness, and rapid digit naming. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the explanatory power of each model, in addition to the influence of phonemic awareness and rapid naming. The preliminary hierarchical regression analyses were replicated among Swedish students. According to the present study, the additive model explained more of the variance in reading comprehension than the product model, and only rapid naming contributed significantly to explain variance in reading comprehension, above and beyond that explained by the SVR.     

运动员心理技能与流畅经验的关系研究

研究以参加浙江省第十一届大学生运动会田径比赛的217名运动员为受试对象,针对运动员心理技能与运动流畅经验之间的关系进行研究探讨。结果显示:心理技能与流畅经验之间呈正相关;以心理技能七个分量表为控制变量(因变量),流畅经验四个分量表为效标变量(自变量)的典型相关分析中发现:心理技能与流畅经验间有两组典型相关存在;典型因素可以直接解释流畅经验总变异量的46%。心理技能中的逆境应对、压力适应能力越差,自信心不足的运动员,越不容易在竞赛中感受到运动的流畅经验。研究建议:加强运动员心理技能学习和训练,心理技能的提高有助于竞赛中感受到流畅经验。     

Eye-movement parameters and reading speed

This study addressed the relationship between four eyemovement parameters and reading speed of 20twelve-year-old children during silent and oralreading. The results indicated that each of theparameters correlated significantly with speed ofsilent reading. In fact, reading speed could bepredicted by the following variables: recognitionspan, average fixation duration, and number ofregressive saccades. Moreover, the relationshipbetween silent and oral reading speed, on one hand,and between reading fluency and reading errors in oralreading speed, on the other, was examined. The resultsindicated that in terms of reading speed, significantinterrelationships existed between silent and oralreading. Furthermore, fluency and errors wereintercorrelated phenomena, but only fluency wassubstantially related to oral reading speed.     

经贸英语口语教学探微

针对对外经济贸易领域英语口语的教学问题,以国内外有关英语口语训练的理论及实践研究为依托,对训练和培养外经贸英语口语的三项指标即准确性、流利性和恰当性进行了分析。三者的有机结合才能产生出最佳的语言表达效果。通过对三者各自在学习者中常出现的典型失误表现和误区进行了例证分析,提出了有助于提高口语交际效果的相应方法和建议,以期对经贸英语口语课堂教学有所裨益。     

普通话基本音位的教学图示法

本分析了以往教材中发音示意图未受到重视的原因，认为发音示意图本身示意功能的不完善是形成这种局面的根本原因。本根据《普通话发音图谱》及以往教材中的发音示意图。对普通话31个基本音位的教学图示法做了进一步的设计。针对辅音，突出了发音过程的展示。并新增了一些形象的标记符号；针对元音。对唇形做了重点加工。使舌位的高低、唇形的圆展处于鲜明的对比状态。     

以“非正式会话”为中心的英语课堂教学任务

文章从“非正式会话”和英语课堂教学任务的含义着手,探讨了理想化语言教学长期受重视的原因和真实语言教学面临的困难,并提出了以“非正式会话”为中心的英语课教学任务及落实的几点策略、启示和方法。     

略论喉牙音的互转与他转

喉音与牙音应是五音中最为活跃的两个音系,这种活跃不仅仅因为近古以后喉牙音的大量腭化与归零,更因为喉牙音内部的互转及喉牙音与其他音系的相转。音转是喉牙音最常见和最重要的语音现象,它对谐声、通假、声训、古书异文、一字多音等诸多语言现象有着重要的作用和影响。     

从超音段音位的角度分析影响英语朗读流利度的主要因素

我国很多学生在朗读英语句子和短文时，经常会因一些超音段音位的因素而影响其朗读的流利度，如连读，句重音和节奏等。因此，无论是英语语音的教与学，教师和学生都不应忽视这些因素的影响。     

利用修正机制提高学生的口语流利程度

1.IntroductionFluency is an important focus in EFL classroom teach-ing,and also a standard of spoken English tests.Richards,Platt,and Weber(1985)define fluency as follows:"thefeatures which give speech the qualities of being natural andnormal,including na…     

Pedagogical Tasks for Developing Learners’Speaking Fluency in Chi-nese Senior High Schools

In this essay, the author explains and analyses the background and speaking criteria in Chinese senior high schools. This essay aims to put forward a series of pedagogical tasks about one topic that ar...