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Characteristics of Weak and Strong Readers in a Foreign Language
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Alderson, J. Charles; Nieminen, Lea; Huhta, Ari – Modern Language Journal, 2016
This study investigated the cognitive (first language [L1] and foreign language [FL]), linguistic (L1 and FL), and motivational characteristics of weak FL readers in contrast to strong readers in 3 groups of L1 Finnish-speaking learners of English, aged 10, 14, and 17 years. This cross-sectional study covered a wide range of potential correlates,…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Scores