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Peer reviewedChung, Tim; Berry, Vivien – Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2000
Examined the effect of background knowledge and second language proficiency in relation to two sets of specific reading materials. One came from an IELTS reading module related to science and technology; the other was from a highly-specific popular science text. Results showed that both language proficiency and background knowledge predicted…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English for Science and Technology, Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency
