Text readability: A snapshot

Selecting suitable reading materials are taxing and challenging for many English instructors. Text readability analysis can be used to automate the process of reading material selection and also the assessment of reading ability for language learners. Readability formulas have been broadly used in...

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Main Author: Mohd Rawian, Rafizah
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Language:English
Published: Association of Language Teachers in Southeast Asia 2019
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spelling my.uum.repo.277512020-10-18T02:31:09Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/27751/ Text readability: A snapshot Mohd Rawian, Rafizah PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Selecting suitable reading materials are taxing and challenging for many English instructors. Text readability analysis can be used to automate the process of reading material selection and also the assessment of reading ability for language learners. Readability formulas have been broadly used in determining text difficulty based on learners’ grade level. Based on mathematical calculations, a readability formula examines certain features of a text in order to provide best rough approximations as an indication of difficulty. This paper reflects some aspects and issues of readability analysis Association of Language Teachers in Southeast Asia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/27751/1/21-68-1-PB.pdf Mohd Rawian, Rafizah (2019) Text readability: A snapshot. Southeast Asia Language Teaching and Learning (SALTeL) Journal, 2 (1). pp. 26-29. ISSN 2614-2684 http://journal.altsacentre.org/index.php/SALTeL/article/view/21
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Mohd Rawian, Rafizah
Text readability: A snapshot
description Selecting suitable reading materials are taxing and challenging for many English instructors. Text readability analysis can be used to automate the process of reading material selection and also the assessment of reading ability for language learners. Readability formulas have been broadly used in determining text difficulty based on learners’ grade level. Based on mathematical calculations, a readability formula examines certain features of a text in order to provide best rough approximations as an indication of difficulty. This paper reflects some aspects and issues of readability analysis
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publisher Association of Language Teachers in Southeast Asia
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