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Braasch, Jason L. G.; Kessler, Erica D. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2021
Comprehension substantially benefits from attending to, thinking about, and mentally representing the sources of any presented information. Such processes require mental effort and unfortunately people do not always engage in such activities. The current article presents a nascent, evolving model of discourse comprehension that formalizes…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Reading Comprehension, Discourse Analysis, Prediction

Richaudeau, Francois – Journal of Reading, 1981
Describes research conducted in France on text readability and suggests that readability formulas give high scores to redundant texts that have no great interest and penalize texts with original information. Argues that a coefficient should be incorporated into readability formulas that reflects the nature of the text. (MKM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Gallardo, Catherine; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1988
Four activities for language learning are presented, including: an exercise in compound word formation; television program production; a puzzle made of text fragments; and organizing a trip to France. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis, Educational Television