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50 Years of ERIC
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First and Second Language Reading Comprehension.
Perkins, Kyle; And Others – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research in Southeast Asia, 1989
In a reading comprehension study, random parallel reading comprehension tests in Japanese and English were administered to a sample of native Japanese students enrolled in intensive English instruction at three levels of English proficiency. Evidence for a threshold competence ceiling in both languages was found. (14 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
ESL Reading Comprehension Instruction.
Miller, Leah D.; Perkins, Kyle – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research in Southeast Asia, 1990
Observational studies have shown that very little time is devoted to comprehension instruction in reading classes. This paper presents some techniques for comprehension instruction and some guidance on how to teach students to apply the reading skills they have learned. (26 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills