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On Hierarchies of Reading Skills and Text Types.
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Lee, James F.; Musumeci, Diane – Modern Language Journal, 1988
Tests empirically the model of second-language reading proficiency promoted by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Reader developmental levels are not consistent with the ACTFL hierarchy of text types and reading skills. Graphs compare hypothesized and obtainable results. (LMO)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Italian, Language Proficiency
Interrelationships among Prior Knowledge, Inference, and Language Proficiency in Foreign Language Reading.
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Hammadou, JoAnn – Modern Language Journal, 1991
A study investigated aspects of reading comprehension for familiar and unfamiliar topics among native and nonnative English-speaking college students enrolled in French and Italian courses. Results suggest that, as comprehension proficiency improves, qualitative differences appear rather than just quantitative ones. Background knowledge was found…
Descriptors: College Students, French, Higher Education, Inferences