From nflrc at hawaii.edu Mon Apr 12 20:56:17 2021 From: nflrc at hawaii.edu (National Foreign Language Resource Center) Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:56:17 -0700 Subject: [Japanling] REMINDER: Register for "Supporting Students in Online Language Learning: Voices of Experience" (deadline April 21) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: REMINDER: Register for the Launch Event for our 2021 OLP Series: "Supporting Students in Online Language Learning: Voices of Experience." We interviewed 14 online language educators who shared their tips for onboarding, supporting students, and assessment in online courses. Registrants will have first access to all episodes and their TED-ED lessons. All for free! LAUNCH EVENT: Supporting Students in Online Language Learning: Voices of Experience THURSDAY, APRIL 22 1:00-2:00pm Hawai‘i time | 4:00-5:00pm Pacific time | 5:00-6:00pm Mountain time | 6:00-7:00pm Central time | 7:00-8:00 pm Eastern time REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 21 For more info or to register, visit: https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/events/view/6160/ ********************************************************************** *National Foreign Language Resource Center* University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa 1859 East-West Road #106 Honolulu, HI 96822-2322 Phone: 808-956-9424 Fax: 808-956-5983 Email: nflrc at hawaii.edu Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu NFLRC Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/NFLRC/ NFLRC Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/NFLRC/ NFLRC YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/nflrchawaii NFLRC listserv: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/about/11/ ********************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nflrc at hawaii.edu Tue Apr 27 19:41:14 2021 From: nflrc at hawaii.edu (National Foreign Language Resource Center) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:41:14 -0700 Subject: [Japanling] RFL 33(1) is now online In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The April 2021 issue (Volume 33, Number 1) of our electronic journal *Reading in a Foreign Language *(RFL) is now online and can be read at: https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/ In this issue of *RFL *we have five regular articles. Two of these report studies of online extensive reading, a mode of reading that is likely to increase over time. In the first of these, Tuan Bui and John Macalister report on its use with university students in Vietnam, with a focus on fluency changes and perceptions. In the second, Jing Zhou and Richard R. Day report on how EAP students in an American university experienced online extensive reading. Both studies point to the feasibility and acceptability of this approach, though not without some caveats. Extensive reading is also the focus of the article by Ya-Han Yang, Hsi-Chin Chu and Wen‑Ta Tseng. They look at the effects of the text difficulty on the reading comprehension and reading motivation of English as a foreign language (EFL) vocational high school students in Taiwan. They situate their study within Krashen’s input theory and Samuels’ automaticity principle and contribute to our understanding of both. In his article, Ethan M. Lynn explores unassisted repeated reading with attention to intensity, treatment duration, background knowledge, and individual and text variations on reading rate. This is the first study looking at the use of unassisted repeated reading in a post-secondary ESL setting, and the results in terms of reading rate gains may surprise some readers. In the fifth article, Say Phonekeo and John Macalister look at the effect of implementing a ‘culture of thinking’ approach in reading instruction in a teacher education programme in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic; in another first, we believe this is the first time the Lao PDR has featured in *RFL*. The authors find that principled changes to the format and presentation of coursebook material can significantly affect student learning. In this issue we also continue with the new feature we began a year ago, *New Directions in Reading Research. *In this feature, Stuart McLean raises important questions about the ways in which researchers address text difficulty in what he calls the Coverage Comprehension Model. McLean examines two major assumptions: the threshold for mastery that is applied when using a levels test, and the nature of the word counting unit. One possible conclusion readers may draw from this is a questioning of the existing research literature RFL is sponsored by the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) and the Center for Language & Technology at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. There is no subscription fee to readers of the journal. It is published twice a year, in April and October. Detailed information about subscription to Reading in a Foreign Language can be found at https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/subscribe/. Best wishes Wenyi Ling & Khiet Chau Assistant Editors Reading in a Foreign Language https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl ********************************************************************** *National Foreign Language Resource Center* University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa 1859 East-West Road #106 Honolulu, HI 96822-2322 Phone: 808-956-9424 Fax: 808-956-5983 Email: nflrc at hawaii.edu Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu NFLRC Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/NFLRC/ NFLRC Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/NFLRC/ NFLRC YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/nflrchawaii NFLRC listserv: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/about/11/ ********************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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LAUNCH EVENT: Supporting Students in Online Language Learning: Voices of Experience THURSDAY, APRIL 22 1:00-2:00pm Hawai?i time | 4:00-5:00pm Pacific time | 5:00-6:00pm Mountain time | 6:00-7:00pm Central time | 7:00-8:00 pm Eastern time REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 21 For more info or to register, visit: https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/events/view/6160/ ********************************************************************** *National Foreign Language Resource Center* University of Hawai?i at M?noa 1859 East-West Road #106 Honolulu, HI 96822-2322 Phone: 808-956-9424 Fax: 808-956-5983 Email: nflrc at hawaii.edu Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu NFLRC Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/NFLRC/ NFLRC Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/NFLRC/ NFLRC YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/nflrchawaii NFLRC listserv: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/about/11/ ********************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nflrc at hawaii.edu Tue Apr 27 23:41:14 2021 From: nflrc at hawaii.edu (National Foreign Language Resource Center) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:41:14 -0700 Subject: [Japanling] RFL 33(1) is now online In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The April 2021 issue (Volume 33, Number 1) of our electronic journal *Reading in a Foreign Language *(RFL) is now online and can be read at: https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/ In this issue of *RFL *we have five regular articles. Two of these report studies of online extensive reading, a mode of reading that is likely to increase over time. In the first of these, Tuan Bui and John Macalister report on its use with university students in Vietnam, with a focus on fluency changes and perceptions. In the second, Jing Zhou and Richard R. Day report on how EAP students in an American university experienced online extensive reading. Both studies point to the feasibility and acceptability of this approach, though not without some caveats. Extensive reading is also the focus of the article by Ya-Han Yang, Hsi-Chin Chu and Wen?Ta Tseng. They look at the effects of the text difficulty on the reading comprehension and reading motivation of English as a foreign language (EFL) vocational high school students in Taiwan. They situate their study within Krashen?s input theory and Samuels? automaticity principle and contribute to our understanding of both. In his article, Ethan M. Lynn explores unassisted repeated reading with attention to intensity, treatment duration, background knowledge, and individual and text variations on reading rate. This is the first study looking at the use of unassisted repeated reading in a post-secondary ESL setting, and the results in terms of reading rate gains may surprise some readers. In the fifth article, Say Phonekeo and John Macalister look at the effect of implementing a ?culture of thinking? approach in reading instruction in a teacher education programme in the Lao People?s Democratic Republic; in another first, we believe this is the first time the Lao PDR has featured in *RFL*. The authors find that principled changes to the format and presentation of coursebook material can significantly affect student learning. In this issue we also continue with the new feature we began a year ago, *New Directions in Reading Research. *In this feature, Stuart McLean raises important questions about the ways in which researchers address text difficulty in what he calls the Coverage Comprehension Model. McLean examines two major assumptions: the threshold for mastery that is applied when using a levels test, and the nature of the word counting unit. One possible conclusion readers may draw from this is a questioning of the existing research literature RFL is sponsored by the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) and the Center for Language & Technology at the University of Hawai?i at M?noa. There is no subscription fee to readers of the journal. It is published twice a year, in April and October. Detailed information about subscription to Reading in a Foreign Language can be found at https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/subscribe/. Best wishes Wenyi Ling & Khiet Chau Assistant Editors Reading in a Foreign Language https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl ********************************************************************** *National Foreign Language Resource Center* University of Hawai?i at M?noa 1859 East-West Road #106 Honolulu, HI 96822-2322 Phone: 808-956-9424 Fax: 808-956-5983 Email: nflrc at hawaii.edu Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu NFLRC Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/NFLRC/ NFLRC Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/NFLRC/ NFLRC YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/nflrchawaii NFLRC listserv: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/about/11/ ********************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: