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Reading Comprehension in a Second Language: The Role of Conjunctions.
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Geva, Esther – TESL Canada Journal, 1986
A study of native English-speakers' (N=36) and English-as-a-second-language students' (N=60) understanding of conjunctions while reading indicated that more advanced ESL students were more capable of inferencing or using available logical relationships than were intermediate ESL students. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Conjunctions, Connected Discourse