8. English Reading Comprehension

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Part 1: The Context
6. Introduction to the Volume and to Part 1: The Context 2
7. 1. CLIL, CLISS and the Swedish Context: An Overview 3
8. 2. Mapping CLIL in Sweden 19
9. 3. The CLISS Student: Some Background Factors of the Participating Students in the CLISS Project 35
10. Part 2: Assessment and Motivation
11. Introduction to Part 2: Assessment and Motivation 56
12. 4. Assessment in CLIL 59
13. 5. CLIL and Motivation Revisited: A Longitudinal Perspective 76
14. Part 3: English
15. Introduction to Part 3: English 98
16. 6. English Receptive Vocabulary 101
17. 7. English Productive Profi ciency 117
18. 8. English Reading Comprehension 136
19. 9. Extramural English 152
20. Part 4: Swedish
21. Introduction to Part 4: Swedish 170
22. 10. The Development of Academic Vocabulary in Swedish 173
23. 11. The Development of Linguistic Correctness in CLIL and Non-CLIL Students’ Writing in the L1 at Upper Secondary School 187
24. 12. Visualizing Vocabulary: An Investigation into Student Assignments in CLIL and Non-CLIL Contexts 216
25. 13. The Development of Swedish Receptive Vocabulary in CLIL: A Multilingual Perspective 236
26. Part 5: Students and Teachers
27. Introduction to Part 5: Students and Teachers 260
28. 14. Multilingual Students in a CLIL School: Possibilities and Perspectives 263
29. 15. Just a Little Plus: The CLIL Student Perspective 282
30. 16. Teaching and Learning Content through Two Languages: The Biology and History Teacher Perspective 298
31. Epilogue 315
32. Index 321