They're just not that into it: adolescent reading engagement in French immersion

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dc.contributor.authorWhittington, Jesse
dc.contributor.supervisorNahachewsky, James
dc.contributor.supervisorTobin, Ruthanne
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-10T15:10:38Z
dc.date.available2013-05-10T15:10:38Z
dc.date.copyright2013en_US
dc.date.issued2013-05-10
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractMiddle school French immersion teachers often report that they have a difficult time engaging their students in second language reading. This research used a constructivist, critical, and pragmatic approach to case study to explore middle school French immersion students’ perceptions of themselves as readers of French and of their experiences with reading in French. The research sought to understand, through thematic cross-case analysis, which themes appear most prominently in student accounts of their experiences with reading in French. Four major themes were identified: choice, assigned work, understanding, and interest. Additionally, the research sought to identify which instructional strategies might be most effective in promoting student engagement in reading in an additional language. The findings suggest a need for highly differentiated instructional models that emphasize teaching students how to assess a text for its appropriateness to their interests and reading level and providing students with ample time for free, independent reading.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0515en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0282en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0279en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0535en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0727en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0525en_US
dc.description.proquestemailjwhittin@uvic.caen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4615
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectfrench immersionen_US
dc.subjectsecond language acquisitionen_US
dc.subjectreading engagementen_US
dc.subjectbilingual educationen_US
dc.subjectsecond language reading instructionen_US
dc.subjectadolescent reading instructionen_US
dc.subjectreading motivationen_US
dc.titleThey're just not that into it: adolescent reading engagement in French immersionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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