桂敏,武汉大学外国语言文学学院副教授。1995年毕业于武汉大学外国语言文学学院英文系,获文学学士学位;2004年毕业于美国得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校(The University of Texas at Austin)外语教育专业,获文学硕士学位;2011年获得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校外语教育专业博士学位。研究兴趣包括外语教育、二语阅读以及语言测试。师从Elaine Horwitz、Lia Margaret Plakans 以及Diana Pulido 博士。主持教育部以及湖北省人文社科项目多项。主要研究成果发表在System,Language Assessment Quarterly, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Language and Intercultural Communication等国际期刊上。
【目录】
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 A Brief History of Reading Research
1.2 Comparing L1 and L2 Reading
1.3 Information Processing Based Models of L2 Reading
1.4 Limitations of IP-Based L2 Reading Models
1.5 Goals of This Monograph
Chapter 2 Complex Dynamic Systems Theory
2.1 Complex Systems Consist of Diverse and Heterogenous Components
2.2 Complex Systems Are Dynamic
2.3 The Trajectory of Complex System Development Is Non-linear
2.4 The Development of a Complex System Is Through Iterative Processes
2.5 Complex System Are Sensitive to Initial Conditions
2.6 The Development of Complex Systems Is an Autocatalytic Process
Chapter 3 A CDST-Based Model of L2 Reading Ability Development
3.1 Preparatory Steps to Construct a L2 Reading Ability Development Model
3.1.1 Initial Conditions of the L2 Reading Ability System
3.1.2 Components of the L2 Reading Ability System
3.1.3 The Relationship Among Components
3.1.4 Environment of the L2 Reading Ability System
3.1.5 How the System and Environment Adapt to Each Other
3.1.6 State Space of L2 Reading Ability System
3.1.7 Timescales
3.2 Construction of a CDST-Based L2 Reading Ability Development Model
3.2.1 Review of Models in Applied Linguistics Based on the CDST
3.2.2 L2 Reading Ability Development Model Based on the CDST
3.3 CDST-Based Model Versus IP-Based Models: Different but Complementary
3.3.1 Differences in Conceptualization of L2 Reading and Its Development
3.3.2 Differences in Implications for Learning and Instruction
3.3.3 Differences in Implications for Research
3.3.4 Advantages of the CDST-Based Model
3.3.5 Complementarity Between CDST-Based and IP-Based Models
Chapter 4 L2 Reading Development: An Autocatalytic Process Functioned by Iteration
4.1 L2 Reading Development Is an Autocatalytic Process
4.2 The Development Is Functioned by Iteration
Chapter 5 L2 Reading and Vocabulary: A Reciprocal Relationship
5.1 Vocabulary Contributes to L2 Reading Comprehension
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