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ERIC Number: EJ511921
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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The Effect of Discourse Organisation on Lecture Comprehension.
Allison, Desmond; Tauroza, Steve
English for Specific Purposes, v14 n2 p157-73 1995
This study investigated whether undergraduate non-native speakers of English had difficulties comprehending information in a science lecture whose discourse organization went beyond a basic problem-solution structure. It found that the comprehension difficulties of the non-native speakers were also found among many of the native speakers. (25 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: College Students, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Lecture Method, Listening Comprehension, Native Speakers, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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