Lexical Guessing in Context in EFL Reading Comprehension.

Bensoussan, Marsha; Laufer, Batia

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Publication Date: 1984

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Lexical Guessing in Context in EFL Reading Comprehension.

Bensoussan, Marsha; Laufer, Batia

Journal of Research in Reading, v7 n1 p15-32 Feb 1984

Investigates whether ESL students find some types of words easier to guess than others and whether better ESL students use context more effectively than do weaker students in guessing unknown words. (FL)

Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Context Clues, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Prediction, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Vocabulary Development, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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