Strategic Competence and EFL Reading Test Performance - A Structural Equation Modeling Approach (Paperback)

Strategic competence (a higher-order executive ability that executes strategies for language use) has long been theorized as a significant non-linguistic factor affecting second language (L2) communicative ability. Despite its recognition, the parameters of strategic competence have been poorly defined and researched. Utilizing the multitrait-multimethod approach, this book examines the relationships of general strategic knowledge and strategic regulation in a specific high-stakes, test-taking context to English as a foreign language (EFL) reading test performance over time through the use of a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. Since it is large-scale and longitudinal in nature, this research provides an opportunity to generalize the unfolding nature of strategic competence. The book concludes by proposing multidimensional models to assist researching strategic competence and by discussing pedagogical models for strategic reading instruction.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Pub Inc
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Language Testing and Evaluation, 9
Release date:	September 2007
Authors:	Aek Phakiti • Gunther Sigott • Rudiger Grotjan
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	245
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-55901-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching skills & techniques Books > Social sciences > Education > Study & learning skills Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Lexicography Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	3-631-55901-1
Barcode:	9783631559017

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