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ERIC Number: EJ637381
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0346-251X
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Reading and the Non-Academic Learner: A Mystery Solved.
Yang, Anson
System, v29 n4 p451-66 Dec 2001
Investigates the effects of reading mystery novels on Hong Kong adult learners studying English for the purposes of pleasure or career development. Results show that novel readers made substantial proficiency gains, and that there were important motivational benefits as well. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Career Development, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Learning Motivation, Novels, Postsecondary Education, Reading Materials, Recreational Reading, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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