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ERIC Number: EJ516272
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0039-8322
Effects of Previewing and Providing Background Knowledge on Taiwanese College Students' Comprehension of American Short Stories.
Chen, Hsiu-Chieh; Graves, Michael F.
TESOL Quarterly, v29 n4 p663-86 Win 1995
This study investigated the effects of previewing and providing background knowledge for American short stories on Taiwanese students' comprehension of the stories and attitudes toward the treatments. Implications of the findings for reading instruction in second-language classrooms are discussed. (JL)
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language Tests, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Short Stories, Student Attitudes, Surveys, Testing
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Taiwan