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First vs Second Language Comprehension: Some Evidence from Text Summarizing.

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Kozminsky, Ely; Graetz, Naomi – Journal of Research in Reading, 1986

Tests the hypothesis that second language (L2) students' approach to text reflects a top-down processing strategy in contrast to first language (L1) students' approach that is more text-driven. Results confirmed L2 subjects studied the texts less efficiently than L1 subjects. (HOD)

Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Notetaking

Teaching EFL Students to Extract Structural Information from Abstracts.

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Graetz, Naomi – 1982

The benefits for students of English as a second language of reading abstracts are considered, and the functions and types of abstracts are reviewed. In addition, the results of a survey of Ben Gurion University (Israel) lecturers regarding their reading habits and use of abstracts are briefly addressed. It is suggested that when abstracts are…

Descriptors: Abstracts, Advance Organizers, Cohesion (Written Composition), Curriculum Design