Japanese Text Comprehension by Chinese and Non-Chinese Background Learners.

Machida, Sayuki

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ERIC Number: EJ621494

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Publication Date: 2001

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Japanese Text Comprehension by Chinese and Non-Chinese Background Learners.

Machida, Sayuki

System, v29 n1 p103-18 Mar 2001

Investigates the role of kanji in second language learners' reading comprehension of Japanese text. Explores how two subgroups of Japanese learners, with Chinese and non-Chinese backgrounds, approach text. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Chinese, Japanese, Orthographic Symbols, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Written Language

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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