Comprehension of scientific texts in English as a foreign language: the role of cohesion
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Resumo: | The reading of scientific texts is a challenge for students of all academic fields and levels. Whether it is a textbook in elementary education or a scientific paper in higher education, students are faced with a type of text which requires the reader's ability to generate inferences and the ability to fill informational gaps (BEST et al., 2005). This notion is in line with empirical evidence obtained by previous studies (e.g. OZURU et al., 2009). All of these works, however, were performed with native English speakers. In this sense, adopting the model of reading comprehension proposed by Kintsch (1998), we aimed to investigate if the results obtained by the previous studies, carried out with native speakers of English are also valid in a context of English as a foreign language. In addition, we pursue a methodological question, investigating whether the evaluation of reading comprehension through objective and subjective questions leads to convergent or divergent results. To investigate these questions, we analyze subjects’ answers to an objective questionnaire and in the production of a written summary. The results show that high-cohesion texts generate better results and point to possible research avenues. |
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Comprehension of scientific texts in English as a foreign language: the role of cohesionReading Comprehension. Cohesion. Scientific Texts. English as a Foreign Language.The reading of scientific texts is a challenge for students of all academic fields and levels. Whether it is a textbook in elementary education or a scientific paper in higher education, students are faced with a type of text which requires the reader's ability to generate inferences and the ability to fill informational gaps (BEST et al., 2005). This notion is in line with empirical evidence obtained by previous studies (e.g. OZURU et al., 2009). All of these works, however, were performed with native English speakers. In this sense, adopting the model of reading comprehension proposed by Kintsch (1998), we aimed to investigate if the results obtained by the previous studies, carried out with native speakers of English are also valid in a context of English as a foreign language. In addition, we pursue a methodological question, investigating whether the evaluation of reading comprehension through objective and subjective questions leads to convergent or divergent results. To investigate these questions, we analyze subjects’ answers to an objective questionnaire and in the production of a written summary. The results show that high-cohesion texts generate better results and point to possible research avenues.UFRN2016-12-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufrn.br/odisseia/article/view/10923Odisseia; No. 9 (2012); p. 88 - 96Revue Odisseia; No. 9 (2012); p. 88 - 96Revista Odisseia; n. 9 (2012); p. 88 - 961983-2435reponame:Revista odisséiainstname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)instacron:UFRNporhttps://periodicos.ufrn.br/odisseia/article/view/10923/7692Copyright (c) 2016 Revista Odisseiainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSilva de Souza Filho, NeemiasAraújo de Freitas, Beatriz HelloyseWeissheimer, Janaina2017-05-31T16:29:00Zoai:periodicos.ufrn.br:article/10923Revistahttps://periodicos.ufrn.br/odisseia/indexPUBhttps://periodicos.ufrn.br/odisseia/oai||revistaodisseia2016@gmail.com1983-24351983-2435opendoar:2017-05-31T16:29Revista odisséia - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)false |
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Comprehension of scientific texts in English as a foreign language: the role of cohesion |
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Comprehension of scientific texts in English as a foreign language: the role of cohesion |
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Comprehension of scientific texts in English as a foreign language: the role of cohesion Silva de Souza Filho, Neemias Reading Comprehension. Cohesion. Scientific Texts. English as a Foreign Language. |
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Comprehension of scientific texts in English as a foreign language: the role of cohesion |
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Comprehension of scientific texts in English as a foreign language: the role of cohesion |
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Comprehension of scientific texts in English as a foreign language: the role of cohesion |
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Comprehension of scientific texts in English as a foreign language: the role of cohesion |
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Comprehension of scientific texts in English as a foreign language: the role of cohesion |
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Silva de Souza Filho, Neemias |
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Silva de Souza Filho, Neemias Araújo de Freitas, Beatriz Helloyse Weissheimer, Janaina |
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Araújo de Freitas, Beatriz Helloyse Weissheimer, Janaina |
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Silva de Souza Filho, Neemias Araújo de Freitas, Beatriz Helloyse Weissheimer, Janaina |
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Reading Comprehension. Cohesion. Scientific Texts. English as a Foreign Language. |
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Reading Comprehension. Cohesion. Scientific Texts. English as a Foreign Language. |
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The reading of scientific texts is a challenge for students of all academic fields and levels. Whether it is a textbook in elementary education or a scientific paper in higher education, students are faced with a type of text which requires the reader's ability to generate inferences and the ability to fill informational gaps (BEST et al., 2005). This notion is in line with empirical evidence obtained by previous studies (e.g. OZURU et al., 2009). All of these works, however, were performed with native English speakers. In this sense, adopting the model of reading comprehension proposed by Kintsch (1998), we aimed to investigate if the results obtained by the previous studies, carried out with native speakers of English are also valid in a context of English as a foreign language. In addition, we pursue a methodological question, investigating whether the evaluation of reading comprehension through objective and subjective questions leads to convergent or divergent results. To investigate these questions, we analyze subjects’ answers to an objective questionnaire and in the production of a written summary. The results show that high-cohesion texts generate better results and point to possible research avenues. |
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