Interrelationships among Prior Knowledge, Inference, and Language Proficiency in Foreign Language Reading.

Hammadou, JoAnn

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ERIC Number: EJ423120

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Interrelationships among Prior Knowledge, Inference, and Language Proficiency in Foreign Language Reading.

Hammadou, JoAnn

Modern Language Journal, v75 n1 p27-38 Spr 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 to affect comprehension. (30 references) (MSE)

Descriptors: College Students, French, Higher Education, Inferences, Italian, Language Proficiency, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Second Language Instruction, Second Languages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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