Neural evidence for lexical parafoveal processing

In spite of the reduced visual acuity, parafoveal information plays an important role in natural reading. However, competing models on reading disagree on whether words are previewed parafoveally at the lexical level. We find neural evidence for lexical parafoveal processing by combining a rapid invisible frequency tagging (RIFT) approach with magnetoencephalography (MEG) and eye-tracking. In a silent reading task, target words are tagged (flickered) subliminally at 60 Hz. The tagging responses measured when fixating on the pre-target word reflect parafoveal processing of the target word. We observe stronger tagging responses during pre-target fixations when followed by low compared with high lexical frequency targets. Moreover, this lexical parafoveal processing is associated with individual reading speed. Our findings suggest that reading unfolds in the fovea and parafovea simultaneously to support fluent reading.

REMOTE LEARNING IMPLEMENTED BY BIPA TEACHERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

This research aimed to describe how BIPA teachers implemented remote learning process, identify the problems encountered during COVID-19 pandemic, and explore how Indonesian cultural elements were introduced to students of primary and secondary schools. This research applied a case study design involving eight BIPA teachers in Victoria, Australia as participants. The data were collected through survey questionnaire, virtual interviews, and document analysis. The research data were analysed by making data categories regarding the implementation of remote learning, identification of its problems, and the introduction of Indonesian cultures to students. Interpretation of research findings was done by using relevant theoretical framework. The research findings indicated that the BIPA teachers implemented the remote learning through providing a learning model, listening to students’ individual reading practices, doing a discussion with the students, and implementing simple practices on the selected materials. One of the problems encountered was about students’ motivation. The elements of Indonesian cultures were introduced through identifying its types, describing the identified types of cultures, and writing short essays on the selected cultural topics.

A novel data solution to analyse curriculum decolonisation – the case of Imperial College London Masters in Public Health

Analyses of reading lists by some UK Higher Education institutions in attempt to identify bias in curricula have found a prevalence of articles from the global north. However, previous studies have employed resource-intensive audit and data collection methods such as the authors or volunteers manually searching for and tagging individual reading list items by characteristic such as author country or place of publication. This can be prohibitive to repeating the study at different time periods or on large reading list data sets, which leads to a gap in evidence-based data to support and inform curriculum decolonisation. We describe a novel computational method applied to 568 articles, representing 3,166 authors from the Imperial College London Masters in Public Health (MPH) programme over two time periods (2017-18 and 2019-20). Using summary statistics, we found a shift in composite geographic distribution of reading lists sources across the two time periods studied and relate this to interventions to decolonise the curriculum at Imperial. Our approach to applying a computational method to produce data as evidence in decolonisation toolkits is discussed.

Lexical parafoveal previewing predicts reading speed

While reading is an essential human skill, the neuronal mechanisms supporting proficient reading are not well understood. In spite of the reduced visual acuity, parafoveal information plays a critical role in natural reading. However, it is debated whether words are previewed parafoveally at the lexical level. This is a key dispute for competing models on reading. We found neural evidence for lexical parafoveal previewing by combining a novel rapid invisible frequency tagging (RIFT) approach with magnetoencephalography (MEG) and eye-tracking. In a silent reading task, target words were tagged (flickered) subliminally at 60 Hz. The tagging responses measured when fixating on the pre-target word reflected parafoveal previewing of the target word. We observed stronger tagging responses during pre-target fixations when followed by low compared to high lexical frequency targets. Moreover, this lexical previewing predicted individual reading speed. Our findings demonstrate that reading unfolds in the fovea and parafovea simultaneously to support fluent reading.

Confirming university students’ individual reading habit on academic text

The main concern of this research was aimed at confirming the students’ individual readinghabit on academic text. It was navigated by online descriptive survey which involved 31students of English Education program. The data were collected through online questionnaireon WhatsApp Group Discussion by considering under the Covid19 situation and analyzed byusing SPSS. The result exposed (1) that the students have positive feeling on academic text,(2) most of the students read academic text at least once a week, (3) Academic book is themost types of academic text read by the students, (4) Busy with assignments becomes themain reason why the students not reading academic text. This research confirmed that thestudents have sufficient reading habit on academic text.

Methodological aspects for the organization of an individual reading of bachelors of the pedagogical direction

Данная статья посвящена вопросу организации индивидуального чтения бакалавров педагогического направления. Рассматриваемая проблема является актуальной, так как самостоятельная работа, обеспечивающая успешное освоение образовательной программы, является одним из обязательных видов образовательной деятельности в соответствии с требованиями Федеральных государственных стандартов высшего образования (ФГОС 3++). Индивидуальное чтение направлено на формирование иноязычной коммуникативной компетенции. Методика обучения индивидуальному чтению бакалавров педагогического направления, изучающих французский язык, реализуется в рамках личностно-ориентированного подхода. Эффективность обучения индивидуальному чтению на иностранном языке зависит от содержательного и технологического компонентов. Освоение содержания обучения обеспечивается конечными продуктами проектной деятельности – творческими или научно-исследовательскими. В статье проводится анализ отечественной и зарубежной литературы в области методики преподавания иностранных языков, обобщение опыта обучения индивидуальному чтению бакалавров. This article is devoted to the organization of individual reading of bachelors of the pedagogical direction. The problem under consideration is relevant, since independent work, ensuring the successful development of an educational program, is one of the mandatory types of educational activities in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Standards for Higher Education (FSES 3 ++). Individual reading is aimed at the formation of foreign language communicative competence. The methodology of teaching individual reading for bachelors of pedagogical direction who study French is implemented within the framework of a personality-oriented approach. The effectiveness of teaching individual reading in a foreign language depends on the content and technological components. Mastering the content of teaching is provided by the final products of project activities - creative or scientific research. The article analyzes Russian and foreign literature in the field of methodic of teaching foreign languages, generalizes the experience of teaching individual reading of bachelors.