Understanding L2 Reading Cognitive Processes: The Case of the L2 Reader's Goal

• Published in: The reading matrix Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 206 - 225
• Main Authors: Mesgarshahr, Abulfazl, Alavi, Seyyed Mohammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Long Beach City College Reading Matrix, Inc 01.04.2019; Meena Singhal/John Liontas, Long Beach City College, CA
• Subjects: Advanced Students; Cognition; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive Processes; English (Second Language); English as a second language learning; Error Patterns; Foreign Countries; Goal Orientation; Language Tests; Reading Comprehension; Reading Instruction; Reading processes; Reading Strategies; Reading Tests; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Second language reading; Student Attitudes; Test Items; Undergraduate Students; Verbal Communication; Iran

This study presents empirical evidence for the hypothesis that reading purpose may impact upon the cognitive processes that L2 readers use in comprehending a text. 25 advanced learners of English were put into two purpose groups--testing condition (TC) and learning condition (LC). The participants i...