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Peer reviewedSteffensen, Margaret S. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1988
Describes how the use of the dialogue journal, a long-term written conversation between student and teacher, can improve cultural understanding on the part of English-as-a-Second-Language students who are reading English texts that require knowledge of American cultural norms. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Reading Comprehension
