Haijun Kang
Understanding online reading through the eyes of first and second language readers: An exploratory study
Kansas State University
utilizing eyetracking technology focusing rapid purposeful comprehending attributes fluent reading study investigated first language l1 second language l2 readers online reading patterns comprehension eye movement data nine l1 readers nine l2 readers collected analyzed compared postexperiment interviews conducted obtain demographic background information results indicate l1 l2 readers heterogeneous language proficiency considered homogeneous many aspects focus online reading patterns comprehension l1 readers read much faster l2 readers attention distribution performance reading comprehension test similar l2 readers study concludes essential online reading competency factors similar l1 l2s online reading rapid purposeful comprehending attributes fluent reading investigation core vocabulary language mastered metacognitive reading skills play major role fluent reading context new literacy