The Effect of Storyboard Visuals on ESL Reading Recall : A Quantitative Study

ISBN-13: 9783639113631 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 104 str.

Shuozhao Hou

Opis

This book explores the effect of storytellingstoryboard visuals on ESL reading recall byreviewing, interpreting, and conducting research inlanguage learning, second language reading recall,and interactions between visual and verbalcomponents. It addresses issues such asstandardization of the value levels of recall unitsand implementation of alternative methods of scoringimmediate recall protocols. It also discovers someinteresting language and visual features that affectreading recall in particular experimental contexts.Furthermore, this book offers a fresh new look at useof storytelling storyboard visuals in ESL readingresearch and development. It also anticipateseffective study of readers visual perceptioncapacity and use of computer animation in ESL readingresearch and development.

O autorze

Shuozhao Hou received his Ph.D. in ESL and M.S in Computer
Graphics Technology from Purdue University, and is currently
working there as a postdoc fellow.