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Direct linkKoda, Keiko – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1994
First-language (L1) reading theories are examined from second- language (L2) perspectives to identify significant research voids related to L2 problems. Unique aspects of L2 reading are considered and three distinct areas are discussed: consequences of prior reading experience, effects of cross-linguistic processing, and compensatory devices for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Prior Learning
Peer reviewedKoda, Keiko – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2000
Investigated effects of first language processing on second language morphological awareness. Preliminary cross-linguistic comparisons indicated that morphological awareness in two typologically distinct languages, Chinese and English, differs in several major ways. Tested hypotheses from the study with two groups of English-as-a-Second-Language…
Descriptors: Chinese, College Students, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedMuljani, D.; Koda, Keiko; Moates, Danny R. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1998
A study investigated differences in English word recognition in native speakers of Indonesian (an alphabetic language) and Chinese (a logographic languages) learning English as a Second Language. Results largely confirmed the hypothesis that an alphabetic first language would predict better word recognition in speakers of an alphabetic language,…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, English
