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Peer reviewedChambliss, Marilyn J. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1995
Investigates text cues and comprehension strategies used by competent readers comprehending lengthy written arguments. Finds that both text structure and signaling in introductions and conclusions consistently influenced the 12th-grade advanced placement English students' responses. Notes that these cues helped students recognize the argument…
Descriptors: Cues, High Schools, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research
Peer reviewedBrown, Gillian – Applied Linguistics, 1989
Briefly characterizes the view of context most widely used in applied linguistics and language teaching. Research about some of the parameters that contribute to greater or lesser conceptual difficulty is outlined. Research about the role of intentionality and causality in narrative is also described. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Concept Formation, Context Clues, High Schools
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 2000
The report, entirely in French, describes Alberta's curriculum for high school French immersion, as revised in 1998. An introductory section offers background information on the curriculum revision, links between the core curriculum and French immersion, underlying principles of second language instruction, the revised curriculum's objectives and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
