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This book looks at how people learn and use a 2nd language writing system, arguing that they are affected by characteristics of the 1st and 2nd writing systems, to a certain extent independently of the languages involved.It presents the effects of writing systems on language reading and writing and on language awareness.
Table des matières
1. An introduction to researching Second Language Writing Systems Vivian Cook & Benedetta Bassetti; Part 1 Writing a Second Language Writing System; 2. L2 Japanese Kanji memory and retrieval N. Chikamatsu (de Paul University, USA); 3. The role of the phonological strategy in learning to spell in English as a second language A. van Berkel (Free Univ., Amsterdam); 4. Orthographic knowledge and first language reading M. Randall (National Inst. of Education, Singapore); 5. Learner corpora and handwriting H. Somers (UMIST, Manchester); 6. A corpus-based study of spelling errors of Japanese EFL writers with reference to errors occurring in word-initial and word-final positions T. Okada ((Tohoku Univ., Japan); 7. Spelling and pronunciation in migrant children S. Schmid (Univ. of Zurich); Part 2 Reading a Second Language Writing System; 8. Are the L1 and L2 word reading processes affected more by writing system or instruction? P. Scholfield & G. Shu-Mei Chwo (Univ. of Essex); 9. Effects of second language reading proficiency and first language orthography on second language word recognition N. Akamatsu (Doshisha Univ.); 10. Bilingual Interactive Activation Models of word recognition in a second language W. Van Heuven (Univ. of Nijmegen); 11. The effect of L1 reading processes on L2 M. Sasaki (Univ. of Essex) Part 3 Awareness of language and Second Language Writing Systems 12. Learning to read across writing systems K. Koda; 13. Effects of writing systems on second language awareness: Word awareness in English learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language B. Bassetti; 14. Phonological awareness and spelling skill development in bilingual biscriptal children L.Lau & S. Rickard Liow (National Univ. of Singapore); Part 4 Teaching a Second Language Writing System 15. Different and differing views on conceptualising writing system research and education T. DuFresne & D. Masny (Univ. of Ottawa); 16. Second language writing systems: Minority languages and reluctant readers T. Hickey & P. S Cainmn (The Linguistic Institute of Ireland); 17. Written language and foreign language teaching V. Cook
A propos de l'auteur
Vivian Cook is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Newcastle. He has been exploring the English writing system through articles and books such as The English Writing System and Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary. Benedetta Bassetti studied oriental languages and applied linguistics in Rome and London followed by a PhD on Chinese as a Second Language Writing System at the University of Essex. She has presented her research at various international conferences
