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Peer reviewedKay, Heather L. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1991
In a study of "topic-types" as a common academic text structure for second-language students, 80 texts used in humanities classes (history, geography, economics, business studies) at upper secondary levels were analyzed. Results support the existence of topic-types in the humanities and the use of the framework as a feasible pedagogical tool. (33…
Descriptors: Classification, Humanities, Language Research, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedCarrell, Patricia L. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1983
Two unresolved issues in first language and second language research on the role of background knowledge in comprehension are discussed: (1) the theoretical distinction between "content" and "formal" schemata and their interrelationship in texts and (2) the relationship of effects measured in cross-cultural research to background knowledge that…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Language Research
