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Peer reviewedAllen, Kate; Ingulsrud, John E. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2003
Notes that "manga"--Japanese comics--constitute the most popular kind of reading material in Japan. Discusses the skills needed to read manga. Surveys 297 Japanese college students. Suggests that many manga readers can be considered engaged readers as they are highly motivated and have developed a range of strategies to help them…
Descriptors: College Students, Comics (Publications), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
