Reading micro skills

Reading is probably the most important skill in academic settings especially in foreign language learning contexts. Today reading is believed to be not just one skill but a combination of several micro-skills. Due to the multitude of sub-skills involved the teaching of reading has been a long standing concern of many teachers and practitioners. At the same time a number of factors are believed to influence the use of the different micro-skills. This book focuses on the investigation of gender differences in the use of reading micro-skills. It offers a rich review of the related literature followed by the empirical analysis of the issue. The reading of this book is suggested to foreign and second language teachers learners and researchers.