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Peer reviewedLee, James F. – Modern Language Journal, 1986
Analysis of reading comprehension and recall of text by college students studying Spanish indicated that three components of background knowledge--context, transparency, and familiarity--affected the way learners read, comprehend, and recall passages. Interaction between these components and the reader is extremely complex. (CB)
Descriptors: College Students, Context Clues, Higher Education, Language Research
