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Effects on ESL Reading of Teaching Cultural Content Schemata.
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Floyd, Pamela; Carrell, Patricia – Language Learning, 1987
Intermediate-level English as a second language students were examined for levels of reading comprehension. Half of each group (experimental and control) received more complete versions of test passages than the other half, and the experimental group was taught appropriate cultural background information between tests. Background knowledge did…
Descriptors: Correlation, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Education