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Pierson, Herbert D. – 1988
The reading content offered in Hong Kong to advanced learners of English as a second language underestimates their intellectual capabilities. Material presented to second language learners is found to be linguistically correct but containing trivial, dull, and unchallenging cultural and intellectual content. This situation is closely related to…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Content Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
