Tittle：The Role of Linguistic Knowledge in L2 Reading Development

Lecturer：Keiko Koda (Department of Modern Linguistics, Carnegie Mellon University, USA)

Date：2019-12-16 14:00 - 2019-12-16 16:00

Location：1125-1127 Academic Lecture Hall, New Comprehensive Building, Beijing Language and Culture University

Host：Research Institute Of International Chinese Language Education

Introduction：

Keiko Koda, currently a professor of second language acquisition in the Department of Modern Languages at Carnegie Mellon University, is an internationally renowned scholar in the field of second language reading research. The main research fields are: Second language reading, Second language acquisition, SLA research methods, Biliteracy development, Psycholinguistics, Foreign language pedagogy, and Literacy across languages. The research results are mainly published in internationally renowned journals such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Second Language Research, Modern Language Journal, Language Learning, Applied Linguistics, Applied Psycholinguistics, etc. The published monograph "Insights into second language reading: A cross-linguistic approach" (Cambridge University Press, 2005) is introduced by the World Book Publishing Company. Learning Vision-Frontier Book Series of Second Language Acquisition (2007); published Reading and language learning (Blackwell Publishing, 2007); as editor-in-chief or co-editor, he wrote Reading and Language Learning (Routledge, 2008). He served as the editorial board of Reading and Writing, Modern Language Journal, Reading Research Quarterly and other journals; has been invited to give keynote speeches or important reports at important international academic conferences such as the American Academy of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) annual meeting.

Content：

Despite its centrality, little is known about what constitutes reading ability in adult foreign language learners; how it relates to reading ability in their native language; how its development relates to L2 linguistic knowledge; and how it can be promoted meaningfully in foreign language classrooms.

In this talk, I will attempt to address these questions by clarifying reading ability from three perspectives, including reading acquisition, content learning, and second language development. I will also describe how reading ability and language proficiency are conceptualized in their respective fields and then, examine how reading development is constrained by linguistic knowledge.