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Includes bibliographies and index.

''This text presents up-to-date theory, research, and classroom applications in second language reading from an interactive perspective.

The paperback edition presents up-to-date theory, research, and classroom applications in second language reading from an interactive perspective. The book supports the view that reading in a second language involves more than decoding; instead, reading is seen as an interactive process whereby the learner's own background and knowledge contribute to understanding reading material. These articles are written by experts in the reading field, who present process models and discuss classroom applications.The book examines traditional approaches that focus on text and decoding skills, as well as more contemporary theories that consider the reader's base knowledge.'' (Publisher's description)

CONTENTS:

Introduction: Interactive approaches to second language reading/ Patricia L. Carrell

I. Interactive Models of Reading Chapter 1 : The reading process / Kenneth Goodman Chapter 2 : Models of the reading process / S. Jay Samuels and Michael L. Kamil Chapter 3 : A schema-theoretic view of basic processes in reading comprehension / Richard C. Anderson and P. David Pearson Chapter 4 : Reassessing the term "interactive" / William Grabe

II. Interactive Approaches to Second Language Reading - Theory Chapter 5 : Schema theory and ESL reading pedagogy / Patricia L. Carrell and Joan C. Eisterhold Chapter 6 : Holding in the bottom: an interactive approach to the language problems of second language readers / David E. Eskey Chapter 7 : Some causes of text-boundedness and schema interference in ESL reading / Patricia L.Carrell Chapter 8: The short circuit hypothesis of ESL reading: or when language competence interferes with reading performance / Mark A.Clarke

III. Interactive Approaches to Second Language Reading - Empirical Studies Chapter 9: A case study of two readers: models of reading and reading performance / Joanne Devine Chapter 10: Changes in cohesion in the recall of native and foreign texts / Margaret S. Steffensen Chapter 11: Reading English for specialized purposes: discourse analysis and the use of student informants / Andrew Cohen, Hilary Glasman, Phyllis R. Rosenbaum-Cohen, Jonathan Ferrara, and Jonathan Fine Chapter 12 : This test is unfair: I'm not an economist / J. Charles Alderson and A.H. Urquhart Chapter 13 : The effects of induced schemata on the "short circuit" in L2 reading: non-decoding factors in L2 reading performance / Thom Hudson Chapter 14 : The Miscue-ESL Project / Pat Rigg

IV. Implications and Applications of Interactive Approaches to Second Language Reading - Pedagogy Chapter 15: Interactive models for second language reading: perspectives on instruction / David E.Eskey and William Grabe Chapter 16: Interactive text processing: implications for ESL - second language reading classrooms / Patricial L.Carrell Chapter 17: The relationship between general language competency and second language proficiency: implications for teaching / Joanne Devine

Index