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ERIC Number: EJ405420
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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EFL Reading as Seen through Translation and Discourse Analysis: Narrative vs. Expository Texts.
Bensoussan, Marsha
English for Specific Purposes, v9 n1 p49-66 1990
Proposes to examine reading problems by means of discourse analysis of students' translations. The study is based on two previous experiments in which first-year university students translated English texts into their native language (Hebrew or Arabic). (37 references) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Expository Writing, Hebrew, Higher Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Second Language Learning, Translation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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