Investigating EFL Students＇ E-book Reading Attitudes in First and Second Language  

作　　者：I-Chia Chou 

机构地区：[1]Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

出　　处：《US-China Foreign Language》2014年第1期64-74,共11页美中外语（英文版）

摘　　要：Although many factors have been investigated regarding how they affect one＇s attitude toward using and selecting e-books, a reader＇s reading attitude in an e-book environment is hardly considered in previous studies. As studies have stated, positive reading attitude is one of the conditions that promote a love of reading. This study, therefore, attempts to find out Taiwan Residents undergraduate students＇ e-book reading attitudes in both first language （LI--Mandarin） and second language （L2--English） and explore factors that may play a role in explaining students＇ e-book reading attitude in L2. The results showed that the students demonstrated a slightly more positive e-book reading attitude in L2 than in L1. In addition, one＇s e-book reading attitude in L1 and one＇s hardcopy-book reading attitude in L2 were two significant predictors that explained one＇s e-book reading attitude in L2. The findings indicate that ifa reader has a positive reading attitude in an e-book environment when reading in his or her LI, this same attitude can be transferred to an L2 context. Moreover, a reader＇s L2 proficiency plays a more influential role than his or her L1 hardcopy-book reading attitude in explaining one＇s e-book reading attitude in L2.

关 键 词：e-book reading L2 （second language） reading reading attitude higher education 

分 类 号：G230.7[文化科学] G728