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ERIC Number: EJ643217
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0264-2425
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Influence of Purpose for Reading on Second Language Reading: Reading Procedural Texts in ESL.
Carrell, Patricia L.
Reading in a Foreign Language, v13 n2 p567-91 Spr 2001
Reports an empirical investigation into the influence of purpose for reading on performance in reading in English as a Second Language for academic purposes. High intermediate and advanced level university students of ESL read an academic procedural text for one of two purposes. Results showed a significant interaction between purpose and task, as well as a significant task effect; there was no effect for purpose. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Higher Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Task Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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