{"title":"Rena Helms-Park","description":"\u003cp\u003eRena Helms-Park’s works delve into the complexities of language acquisition and literacy development, offering valuable insights for educators and learners alike. Her books explore the challenges and strategies involved in \u003cem\u003ereading in a second language\u003c\/em\u003e, combining research with practical guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the field of education and reference, her writing provides thoughtful analysis on how language shapes understanding and communication. Readers can expect clear, well-founded discussions that support a deeper grasp of second language learning processes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"reading-in-a-second-language-by-xi-chen-9780415893923","title":"Reading in a Second Language","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading in a Second Language\u003c\/em\u003e offers a comprehensive survey of the phenomenon and process of reading in a second language, with graduate and upper-level undergraduate students in second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and applied psychology as its primary audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book explores reading processes from a number of complementary standpoints, integrating perspectives from fields such as first and second language reading, second language acquisition, linguistics, psycholinguistics, and cognitive neuroscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first half examines major factors in second language reading: types of scripts, the cognitive and neural substrates of reading, metalinguistic awareness, word recognition, language transfer, and lexical knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second part of the book discusses the social and educational contexts in which reading development occurs, including issues related to pedagogy, the use of technology in the classroom, reading disorders, and policy making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading in a Second Language\u003c\/em\u003e provides students with a full, logically organized overview of the primary factors that shape reading development and processes in a second language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47588828381420,"sku":"9780415893923","price":376.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415893923-reading-in-a-second-language.jpg?v=1777598259"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/rena-helms-park.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}