Alexander Urquhart
Biographic Data
| ID | 9103740 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Urquhart |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Urquhart |
| SIGNATURE | URQUHART A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Plymouth Marjon University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reading in a Foreign Language
0 All those who teach reading, teach about the teaching of reading, or conduct research on reading will welcome the Alderson and Urquhart volume, with its emphasis on relevant research evidence (p. xxvii). The book is wide-ranging in its coverage and stimulates thought in all the areas that it covers. Both the preface by Candlin and the editors' joint article, What Is Reading? provide a most provocative introduction to the book. Candlin describes…
The effect of students' academic discipline on their performance on ESP reading tests
This paper briefly reviews two earlier studies of the effect of student background knowledge on reading comprehension, then goes on to report a third study into the same effect. The paper draws the conclusion that the test results obtained in the study can be accounted for in terms of an interaction between background knowledge and linguistic proficiency. The paper closes with some observations on the broad concepts 'linguistic proficiency' and '…
Reading in a Foreign Language
0 All those who teach reading, teach about the teaching of reading, or conduct research on reading will welcome the Alderson and Urquhart volume, with its emphasis on relevant research evidence (p. xxvii). The book is wide-ranging in its coverage and stimulates thought in all the areas that it covers. Both the preface by Candlin and the editors' joint article, What Is Reading? provide a most provocative introduction to the book. Candlin describes…
The effect of students' academic discipline on their performance on ESP reading tests
This paper briefly reviews two earlier studies of the effect of student background knowledge on reading comprehension, then goes on to report a third study into the same effect. The paper draws the conclusion that the test results obtained in the study can be accounted for in terms of an interaction between background knowledge and linguistic proficiency. The paper closes with some observations on the broad concepts 'linguistic proficiency' and '…
Reading in a Foreign Language
0 All those who teach reading, teach about the teaching of reading, or conduct research on reading will welcome the Alderson and Urquhart volume, with its emphasis on relevant research evidence (p. xxvii). The book is wide-ranging in its coverage and stimulates thought in all the areas that it covers. Both the preface by Candlin and the editors' joint article, What Is Reading? provide a most provocative introduction to the book. Candlin describes…
Linguistics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Second Language Acquisition and Learning (2 works) · Comprehension (1 work) · Discipline (1 work) · Education and Critical Thinking Development (1 work) · Foreign language (1 work) · Knowledge level (1 work) · Language proficiency (1 work) · Lexicography and Language Studies (1 work)