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Ying, Yu Shu – Forum, 2001
Describes a method for enhancing Vocabulary and reading comprehension among English-as-a-Foreign-Language students. The approach involves teaching students to derive meaning through the help of context clues. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Context Clues, English (Second Language), Reading Comprehension, Second Language Instruction
Bricout, Shirley – Forum, 1999
Describes an activity for teaching English that helps students deal with new words in context, grasp meaning of a text before going into detail, and infer the meaning of new words. The activity focuses on three main goals: building an understanding of the text in spite of new vocabulary; coping with new words, and building confidence. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Inferences, Reading Comprehension
