This book is a theoretical review as well as an empirical analysis of the effects of linguistic, formal, and content schema building activities on L2 listening and reading comprehension. In the first two chapters, the theoretical aspects of the issue are reviewed. The next three chapters elaborate on an empirical attempt to describe the nature of the relationships among the aforementioned factors. The results of the empirical analysis seem to suggest that although there are no statistically significant differences among the different types of schema building activities, they are all...

Ever since the advent of the concept of multiple intelligences, it has been the subject of much interest among researchers and educational authorities. There has also been a considerable amount of controversy among experts as to how it can influence our learning. On the other hand, vocabulary and reading comprehension, as two of the most fundamental elements of language have always been of interest to teachers.Examination of our current understanding of the relationships among MI, reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge generated from prior studies indicates the need for a richer...