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Using Arabic in Testing Reading Comprehension in English.
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Hamdan, Jihad; Diab, Turki – 1997
A study examined the role of the native language (Arabic) in assessing the reading comprehension of learners of English as a second language. Subjects were 60 secondary school students in two comparable classes in Jordan. After receiving instruction for one month using reading material in the prescribed textbook, students were administered a…
Descriptors: Arabic, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction