Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ570300
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Publication Date: 1998
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L1 and L2 Reading: the Orthographic Effects of Japanese on Reading in English.
Akamatsu, Nobuhiko
Language, Culture and Curriculum, v11 n1 p9-27 1998
Provides background information on Japanese writing system and how most Japanese learn to read Japanese at school, discusses history and practice of typical English-language education in Japan, presents review of recent research on word recognition and the effects of first-language reading on English-as-a-Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL), and outlines why learning to read Japanese as first language appears to affect reading in ESL/EFL. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Japanese, Language Acquisition, Oral Language, Reading Skills, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Spelling, Transfer of Training, Vocabulary, Word Recognition, Written Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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