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Peer reviewedDunmore, Don – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1989
Analysis of second-language exercises intended to expand context-inference skills in reading indicated that most of the exercises offered little help in developing the skill and only partial understanding of word meaning. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedFox, Jeremy – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1987
Examines arguments both for and against using computer-assisted learning (CAL) techniques in the development of reading skills, covering the advantages of control, interaction, power, and versatility. CAL's disadvantages include affective demands, logistics, and methodological limitations. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Language Skills, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills
Peer reviewedWallace, Catherine – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1989
Examines the way in which the reading aloud done by a second language learner of English can reveal aspects of the learner's interlanguage. Particular attention is paid to the learner's acquisition of the "-ed" past tense morpheme, and to the acquisition of pronouns. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Interlanguage, Morphemes, Oral Reading
