Reading comprehension. Digital versus paper based environments

Abstract

This article reviews the literature on teaching reading comprehension to second language learners in the upper secondary school. The aim of this review is to support L2 teachers in the Swedish upper secondary schools’ higher education preparatory programs. This review examines if there are any differences in how reading comprehension should be taught when using paper based or digital material. The results are divided into three parts, reading comprehension in general, methodological concerns and reading comprehension in a digital environment. The similarities and differences between the models used in traditional and digital are compared and discussed. Finally, future research topics are suggested.