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Peer reviewedRoller, Cathy M.; Matambo, Alex R. – TESOL Quarterly, 1992
An experiment exploring Zimbabwean bilingual readers' use of background knowledge in reading comprehension is reported. In contrast to previous results, the bilingual participants of these experiments do use context to improve comprehension on some passages. (15 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Comparative Analysis, Context Clues, English (Second Language)
