An Empirical Investigation of the Componentiality of L2 Reading in English for Academic Purposes

by Cyril J. Weir, Jin Yan, Yang Huizhong

The focus on careful reading in theoretical literature has meant that we have somewhat ignored reading behaviours such as skimming, scanning and search reading in the teaching and testing of reading. These theories do not explain how readers process texts quickly and selectively. The development of the Advanced English Reading Test (AERT) for university students in the People's Republic of China under the auspices of the National College English Test...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521653819
• ISBN13: 9780521653817
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"