This study discusses the processes of reading in a second language that determine success
in maintaining the coherence of narrative comprehension. In an experiment, Japanese …

This study explored how Japanese students learning English as a foreign language (EFL)
understand the protagonist, causal, and intentional lin@ s between sentences during …

The present study aimed to examine whether reading instruction, which provides the specific
goal for reading, can facilitate readers in understanding and maintaining the coherence of …

This study aimed to investigate the effects of reading instruction, where we set a specific
goal for reading, on the detection and resolution of inconsistent information in several …

Outdated information influences readers' validation process, which is the monitoring process
to maintain information consistency during reading, and causes immediate comprehension …

抄録 Readers run validation processes to understand texts coherently. One of the factors
affecting the validation process is outdated information. However, little is known about its …