Teaching the Use of Formal Redundancy in Reading for Ideas.

Pierce, Mary Eleanor

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Publication Date: 1975

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Teaching the Use of Formal Redundancy in Reading for Ideas

Pierce, Mary Eleanor

TESOL Quarterly, 9, 3, 253-270, Sep 75

Clues provided by redundancy in composition forms can help ESL students recognize and relate ideas in advanced reading. Points to cover in teaching are reading for ideas, clues in the formal environment and clues in idea development. Rules, examples and suggestions for application are discussed. (CHK)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Context Clues, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Reading Instruction, Reading Level, Reading Skills, Redundancy, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods

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