Impact of the home literacy environment on the L1 reading frequencies of Thai university students: Implications for the learning of an L2
In the Information Age, reading is a critical skill for accessing information and updating skills. However, reluctant readership in L1 may prevent many societies from fully participating in the global community. This reluctance to read may also slow the acquisition of an L2 such as English. This pa...
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Faculty of Communication and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia
2007
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| Online Access: | http://repo.uum.edu.my/3260/1/N1.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/3260/ http://staf.uum.edu.my/tleia2/ |
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| Summary: | In the Information Age, reading is a critical skill for accessing information and updating skills. However, reluctant readership in L1 may prevent many societies from
fully participating in the global community. This reluctance to read may also slow the acquisition of an L2 such as English. This paper will present the findings of an MA dissertation which investigated pleasure reading rates in L1 at a Thai university, to understand better the issue of reluctant readership in L2. Results from a survey of six
hundred students found that the home literacy environment may account for some of the differences in students’ L1 reading frequencies. Though the size effects were small, parental reading to children, book ownership, and past reading rates of parents, were all found to have significant associations with students’ present day reading
frequencies and attitudes. Implications for SLA theories and reading strategies in the classroom will be discussed, as will the role of schools in promoting literacy. |
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