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The Lexical Advantages of Narrow Reading for Second Language Learners

 

A potential problem with L2 newspapers and magazines is that learners may not initially have the prerequisite vocabulary necessary to read them. One way to ease learners into authentic texts like these is to use narrow reading. Narrow reading is reading on the same topic over the course of a number of texts. One advantage of narrow reading is that readers become familiar with the topic and have much better background knowledge for future passages on that topic. Another advantage has to do with the mechanics of vocabulary distribution. Key words in topic-related passages tend to recur, easing the lexical burden on readers as they become familiar with this vocabulary. From a reading perspective, focusing on texts on a recurrent topic should give learners the chance to practice reading more quickly and fluently. From a vocabulary perspective, multiple exposures to recurrent words should facilitate vocabulary learning.




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