二语叙事语篇主题推理研究PDF|Epub|txt|kindle电子书版本网盘下载

二语叙事语篇主题推理研究PDF格式电子书版下载

注意：本站所有压缩包均有解压码： 点击下载压缩包解压工具

Introduction1

0.1 Research Orientation1

0.2 Objective of the Study2

0.3 Outline of the Book7

0.4 Summary8

Chapter One Literature Review9

1.1 Related Theories9

1.1.1 An Overview of Schema Theory9

1.1.2 Cognitive Views on Reading14

1.1.3 Analysis of Narrative Text20

1.1.4 Factors Constraining Inferential Process26

1.2 Related Empirical Studies45

1.2.1 On-line Inference Measures45

1.2.2 Previous Studies of Thematic Inferential Activities52

1.3 Summary67

Chapter Two Models of Thematic Inference Generation and Theoretical Framework of the Present Study69

2.1 Definition of Key Concepts69

2.1.1 Theme69

2.1.2 Reading Ability71

2.1.3 Working Memory72

2.2 Models of Generation of Relevant Thematic Inferences75

2.2.1 The Minimalist Hypothesis75

2.2.2 The Constructionist Theory76

2.2.3 The Current-state Selection Theory78

2.3 Theoretical Framework of the Present Study80

2.4 Summary86

Chapter Three General Methodology and Pilot Studies87

3.1 General Design of the Study87

3.2 Research Questions of the Study89

3.3 Selection of Reading Comprehension Testing Materials91

3.4 Selection of Participants92

3.4.1 Selection of Skilled and Less Skilled Readers92

3.4.2 Selection of High-span and Low-span Readers93

3.4.3 Participants Selected for the Main Studies99

3.5 Pilot Studies101

3.5.1 Pilot Study 1102

3.5.2 Pilot Study 2104

3.5.3 Pilot Study 3106

3.6 Summary109

Chapter Four The Effects of Two Reader-based Factors on Thematic Inference Generation110

4.1 Experiment 1110

4.1.1 Research Questions111

4.1.2 Method112

4.1.3 Results of Experiment 1120

4.1.4 Discussion125

4.2 Experiment 2131

4.2.1 Research Questions132

4.2.2 Method132

4.2.3 Results of Experiment 2133

4.2.4 Discussion138

4.3 Comparison of Participants'Response Latencies in Experiments 1 and 2143

4.4 Summary145

Chapter Five The Effects of Two Text-based Factors on Thematic Inference Generation147

5.1 Experiment 3147

5.1.1 Research Questions148

5.1.2 Method149

5.1.3 Results of Experiment 3153

5.1.4 Discussion156

5.2 Experiment 4160

5.2.1 Research Questions160

5.2.2 Method161

5.2.3 Results of Experiment 4164

5.2.4 Discussion167

5.3 Summary172

Chapter Six Testing the Time Course of Thematic Inferential Processing in a Narrative Discourse Context175

6.1 Research Questions176

6.2 Method177

6.2.1 Participants177

6.2.2 Materials178

6.2.3 Research Design181

6.2.4 Procedure181

6.3 Results182

6.3.1 Comprehension183

6.3.2 Lexical Decision Errors186

6.3.3 Lexical Decision Latencies188

6.4 Discussion194

6.4.1 The Time Course of Thematic Inference Generation194

6.4.2 The Ability to Generate Knowledge-based Thematic Inferences198

6.5 Summary201

Chapter Seven General Discussion203

7.1 General Discussion of the Experiments203

7.2 Thematic Inferential Model of Narrative Text Comprehension207

7.3 Summary217

Chapter Eight Conclusion218

8.1 Major Findings218

8.2 Implications of the Study222

8.2.1 Theoretical Implications223

8.2.2 Methodological Implications225

8.2.3 Pedagogical Implications226

8.3 Limitations of the Study231

8.4 Suggestions for Further Studies234

8.5 Summary238

References239

Appendices269

Appendix Ⅰ Results of Pilot Study 1269

Appendix Ⅱ Results of Pilot Study 2270

Appendix Ⅲ Results of Pilot Study 3271

Appendix Ⅳ Instructions for Pilot Study 1(Scale)273

Appendix Ⅴ Instructions for Experiment 1 and Experiment 2(Scale)278

Appendix Ⅵ Instructions for Experiment 3280

Appendix Ⅶ Instructions for Experiment 4281

Appendix Ⅷ Instructions for Experiment 5282

Appendix Ⅸ Instructions for the Assessment of Working Memory Capacity283

Abbreviations285

后记286

Table 1.1 Properties of causal relations:event A causes event B21

Table 3.1 Number of participants in the experiments100

Table 3.2 Distribution of participants in terms of majors101

Table 4.1 Results of independent samples t-test of participants'reading comprehension scores112

Table 4.2 Test sentences used in the experimental conditions in Experiments 1 and 2117

Table 4.3 Mean response errors as a function of priming condition and reading skill121

Table 4.4 Mean response times as a function of priming condition and reading skill122

Table 4.5 Results of independent samples t-test for thematic ratings125

Table 4.6 Results of independent samples t-test of participants'reading span scores133

Table 4.7 Mean response errors as a function of priming condition and reading span134

Table 4.8 Mean response time as a function of priming condition and reading span135

Table 4.9 Results of independent samples t-test for thematic ratings137

Table 4.10 Results of independent samples t-test of skilled and high-span readers'response latencies143

Table 4.11 Results of independent samples t-test of less skilled and low-span readers'response latencies144

Table 5.1 Results of independent samples t-test of participants'reading comprehension scores149

Table 5.2 Results of independent samples t-test for response times to target sentences as a function of title154

Table 5.3 Results of within-participants effects for response latencies of title priming condition155

Table 5.4 Results of between-participants effects for response latencies of title priming condition155

Table 5.5 Results of post hoc comparison for response latencies as a function of titling conditions156

Table 5.6 Results of independent samples t-test of participants'reading comprehension scores162

Table 5.7 Results of independent samples t-test of participants'sentence reading times165

Table 5.8 Results of paired samples t-test of skilled readers'sentence reading times166

Table 5.9 Results of paired samples t-test of less skilled readers'sentence reading times166

Table 6.1 Results of independent samples t-test of subjects'reading comprehension scores178

Table 6.2 Characteristics of inference test words179

Table 6.3 Samples of passages,target items,and comprehension items taken from List A180

Table 6.4 Participants'comprehension scores as a function of SOA183

Table 6.5 Results of ANOVA for comprehension scores as a function of reading skill and SOA conditions184

Table 6.6 Participants'mean lexical decision error for targets as a function of SOA187

Table 6.7 Participants'mean lexical decision latencies for targets as a function of SOA189

Table 6.8 Results of within-participants effects for lexical decision latencies189

Table 6.9 Results of between-participants effects for lexical decision latencies191

Table 6.10 Results of paired samples t-test for lexical decision latencies as a function of appropriateness and SOA for skilled readers192

Table 6.11 Results of independent samples t-test of the response lateneies as a function of SOA for skilled and less skilled readers193

Figure 1.1 A simplified interactive parallel processing sketch19

Figure 1.2 Representation of a story structure defined by story grammar25

Figure 2.1 A simplified representation of working memory73

Figure 4.1 Mean response errors as a function of reading skill and priming condition122

Figure 4.2 Mean response latencies as a function of reading skill and priming condition124

Figure 4.3 Mean response errors as a function of reading span and priming condition135

Figure 4.4 Mean response latencies as a function of reading span and priming condition137

Figure 5.1 Mean response latencies as a function of reading skill and title priming condition157

Figure 5.2 Mean sentence reading times as a function of reading skill and priming condition168

Figure 6.1 Mean lexical decision errors as a function of reading skill and appropriateness188

Figure 6.2 Mean lexical decision latencies for topic words as a function of reading skill190

Figure 6.3 Mean lexical decision latencies for topic words as a function of SOA condition and appropriateness191

Figure 6.4 Mean lexical decision latencies as a function of reading skill and SOA193

Figure 7.1 Thematic inferential model of narrative text comprehension for EFL learners210