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Direct linkKeshavarz, Mohammad Hossein; Atai, Mahmoud Reza; Ahmadi, Hossein – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2007
This study investigated the effects of linguistic simplification and content schemata on reading comprehension and recall. The participants, 240 Iranian male students of English as a foreign language (EFL), were divided into 4 homogeneous groups, each consisting of 60 participants (30 with high proficiency and 30 with low proficiency). To elicit…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Schemata (Cognition), Linguistics, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedLubelska, Diana – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1991
Sample materials designed to enable advanced learners to read more effectively for academic purposes are presented that focus learners' attention on the role of various cohesive devices in relating parts of a text. Discovery exercises applied to an authentic text show learners ways the devices can help them understand the text. (13 references)…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Cohesion (Written Composition), Instructional Materials, Reader Text Relationship
