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Solnyshkina, Marina I.; Vishnyakova, Ol'ga D.; Gafiyatova, Elzara V.; Gabitov, Azat I. – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2017
The research identifies the complexity level of eight texts from Spotlight 11 used in Russian TEFL to prepare students for National Unified Exam in English and assess their reading skills. The results of the analyses conducted with the help of T.E.R.A., an automated text processor, prove that all texts fell within the range of 6-9 Flesch-Kincaid…
Descriptors: Textbooks, English (Second Language), Textbook Evaluation, Language Proficiency
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Chimombo, Moira – English for Specific Purposes, 1989
Although students in African secondary schools have to read English-language texts to study many subjects, their previous English-language lessons and texts focus on a kind of literary English that does not adequately prepare them for reading English-language texts on a variety of subjects. (22 references) (CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Language of Instruction