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O'Donnell, Mary E. – Modern Language Journal, 2009
Using a quantitative approach, this study explores the use of textual elaboration as a modification option for literary texts in an intermediate-level Spanish as a second language (L2) course. The results suggest that, with elaborative modifications, literary texts could have an expanded role in L2 instruction for lower proficiency students, thus…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction
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Beatie, Bruce A.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1984
Maintaining that the teaching of initial reading in a foreign language has been largely neglected, strategies for developing reading skills, by making practical changes in the textbooks, are proposed. In addition, an integrated and consistent use of strategies to promote development of reading skills is stressed. (SL)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Course Content, Cultural Awareness, Memory
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Davis, James N; Bistodeau, Linda – Modern Language Journal, 1993
Data from Think Aloud protocols were used to determine how two groups of adult subjects approached reading. Analysis indicates that vocabulary proficiency has a power impact on psychological processing of second-language reading by novices but also that culturally determined literacy practices may be a factor. (Contains 34 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Language Acquisition