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Foreign Language Reading and Study Abroad: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Linguistic Questions
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Taillefer, Gail F. – Modern Language Journal, 2005
Little cross-cultural empirical research has been devoted to expectations for academic performance of study abroad (SA) students, particularly in their foreign language (FL) reading. This study explored premobility English and French FL reading comprehension and strategy use in 177 European SA students of law and economics. Our concern was whether…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Test Results, Study Abroad, English (Second Language)