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ERIC Number: EJ546611
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4545
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Factors Affecting the Learning of English as a Second Language in Israel.
Abu-Rabia, Salim
Journal of Social Psychology, v136 n5 p589-95 Oct 1996
Explores the effects of the attitudes and culture of Israeli-Jewish English-language students on their reading comprehension. Eighth-grade students read stories in Hebrew and English and answered questions both about the stories and their own attitudes. Reveals that culturally familiar texts boost reading comprehension scores. (MJP)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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