The Effect of Story Grammar Instruction on EFL Students' Comprehension of Narrative Text.

Amer, Aly A.

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ERIC Number: EJ474557

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Effect of Story Grammar Instruction on EFL Students' Comprehension of Narrative Text.

Amer, Aly A.

Reading in a Foreign Language, v8 n2 p711-20 Spr 1992

Story grammar is a recent area of research related to an interactive conceptualization of reading. A study of 70 sixth-grade students studying English as a foreign language (EFL) suggests that direct instruction in story grammar helps students abstract a story's episodic sequence and metastructure. Sample texts are appended. (Contains 21 references.) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Critical Reading, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Story Grammar, Text Structure

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Egypt

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