A volume in Research in Second Language LearningJoAnn Hammadou Sullivan, Series EditorIn 2002, this series was launched with its first volume, Literacy and the Second LanguageLearner, which contained many noteworthy research studies in the learning andteaching of second language reading. The selection of this theme for the series' entry onthe scene demonstrates the importance of the topic of second language reading. Becausereading plays a key role in the act of acquiring new knowledge, it is important to understandthis complex process. The series again explores this multifaceted and fruitful areaof inquiry in this, its seventh volume. In recent years, an explosion of work that strivesto create a more complete understanding of second language reading has occurred andresearchers today are making gains in fitting together a model of second language reading.This current volume brings together a range of high quality analyses of adult foreign language reading across languages andresearch methods. It provides important research findings that will assist foreign language readers and those who supporttheir efforts.

A volume in Research in Second Language LearningJoAnn Hammadou Sullivan, Series EditorIn 2002, this series was launched with its first volume, Literacy and the Second LanguageLearner, which contained many noteworthy research studies in the learning andteaching of second language reading. The selection of this theme for the series' entry onthe scene demonstrates the importance of the topic of second language reading. Becausereading plays a key role in the act of acquiring new knowledge, it is important to understandthis complex process. The series again explores this multifaceted and fruitful areaof inquiry in this, its seventh volume. In recent years, an explosion of work that strivesto create a more complete understanding of second language reading has occurred andresearchers today are making gains in fitting together a model of second language reading.This current volume brings together a range of high quality analyses of adult foreign language reading across languages andresearch methods. It provides important research findings that will assist foreign language readers and those who supporttheir efforts.