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ERIC Number: EJ456643
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Knowledge of Connectors as Cohesion Devices in Text: A Comparative Study of Native-English and English-as-a-Second-Language Speakers.
Goldman, Susan R.; Murray, John D.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v84 n4 p504-19 Dec 1992
In 3 experiments, a total of 48 native English speaking and 55 English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) college students chose alternatives to replace missing logical connectors in expository passages. Differences in meaning and use of the four connector types and implications for improving ESL programing are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), College Students, English (Second Language), Expository Writing, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Language Skills, Limited English Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Instruction, Text Structure
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Logical Connectors; Native Language