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Peer reviewedDemel, Marjorie C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1990
Observation and comparison of native speaking and English-as-a-Second-Language students' reading patterns, overall reading comprehension, and comprehension of coreferential pronouns revealed that misunderstanding of coreferential ties reflected a misunderstanding of the descriptive phrases to which the pronouns referred. (22 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Higher Education
