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Peer reviewedSchmidt-Rinehart, Barbara C. – Modern Language Journal, 1994
University students of Spanish at three different course levels were used in a study of the effects of topic familiarity on second-language listening comprehension. Findings regarding the supporting role of background knowledge are consistent with many second-language reading and listening studies. (Contains 45 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Familiarity, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Listening Comprehension
Peer reviewedBarry, Sue; Lazarte, Alejandro A. – Modern Language Journal, 1998
Tested how domain-related knowledge, syntactic complexity, and reading topic influence inference generation in the written recalls of English-speaking participants after they read Spanish historical texts. Three types of inferences were examined: within-text inferences, elaborative inferences, and incorrect inferences. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Inferences, Knowledge Level, Language Tests, Prior Learning
