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Peer reviewedPerkins, Kyle – TESOL Quarterly, 1983
It was found that those who read English as a second language (ESL), like L1 individuals, use their knowledge of the world and contribute to information found in the text. However, ESL readers' contributions to the text may be marred by language interference, lack of background knowledge, faulty inferencing, and certain data- and…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, English (Second Language), Interference (Language), Prior Learning
