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L1 and L2 Reading: the Orthographic Effects of Japanese on Reading in English.

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Akamatsu, Nobuhiko – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1998

Provides background information on Japanese writing system and how most Japanese learn to read Japanese at school, discusses history and practice of typical English-language education in Japan, presents review of recent research on word recognition and the effects of first-language reading on English-as-a-Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL), and…

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries