基于Coxhead研发的学术词汇表(Academic Word List/AWL),文章分析了《新编大学英语综合教程》(第3版)课文的AWL覆盖率,以期验证此套教材语言学术性。研究发现:此套教材介于通用英语与学术英语之间,更倾向于通用英语;一至四册之间AWL覆...基于Coxhead研发的学术词汇表(Academic Word List/AWL),文章分析了《新编大学英语综合教程》(第3版)课文的AWL覆盖率,以期验证此套教材语言学术性。研究发现:此套教材介于通用英语与学术英语之间,更倾向于通用英语;一至四册之间AWL覆盖率遵循了循序渐进的趋势;课文之间AWL覆盖率差异较大,但整体呈螺旋上升的趋势;课文AWL覆盖率与语言难度有很强的相关性。研究成果对大学英语教材选用和修订有较高的参考价值。展开更多
This paper presents an investigation to evaluate the reading speed and reading comprehension of non-native English speaking students by presenting a simple analytical model. For this purpose, various readability softw...This paper presents an investigation to evaluate the reading speed and reading comprehension of non-native English speaking students by presenting a simple analytical model. For this purpose, various readability softwares were used to estimate the average grade level of the given texts. The relationship between the score obtained by the students and their reading speed under average grade level 9 and 14 using font size 12 and 14 is presented. The experimental results show that the reading speed and the score versus the students may be explained by a linear regression. Reading speed decreases as the score decreases. The students with a higher magnitude of reading speed scored better marks. More importantly, we find that the reading speed of our students is lower than the native English speakers. This approach of modeling the readability in linear form significantly simplifies the readability analysis.展开更多
文摘基于Coxhead研发的学术词汇表(Academic Word List/AWL),文章分析了《新编大学英语综合教程》(第3版)课文的AWL覆盖率,以期验证此套教材语言学术性。研究发现:此套教材介于通用英语与学术英语之间,更倾向于通用英语;一至四册之间AWL覆盖率遵循了循序渐进的趋势;课文之间AWL覆盖率差异较大,但整体呈螺旋上升的趋势;课文AWL覆盖率与语言难度有很强的相关性。研究成果对大学英语教材选用和修订有较高的参考价值。
文摘This paper presents an investigation to evaluate the reading speed and reading comprehension of non-native English speaking students by presenting a simple analytical model. For this purpose, various readability softwares were used to estimate the average grade level of the given texts. The relationship between the score obtained by the students and their reading speed under average grade level 9 and 14 using font size 12 and 14 is presented. The experimental results show that the reading speed and the score versus the students may be explained by a linear regression. Reading speed decreases as the score decreases. The students with a higher magnitude of reading speed scored better marks. More importantly, we find that the reading speed of our students is lower than the native English speakers. This approach of modeling the readability in linear form significantly simplifies the readability analysis.
