What Does Reading Mean for East Asian Students?.

Song, Bailin

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Publication Date: 1995

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What Does Reading Mean for East Asian Students?

Song, Bailin

College ESL, v5 n2 p35-48 Dec 1995

Discusses reasons for behavior of East Asian college students in their approach to reading, including their respect for the teacher as a spiritual guide, belief that asking a question is a sign of slow learning, and conviction that the goal of reading is to decode words and recite whole text fluently rather than to analyze a reading passage. (14 references) (CK)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Buddhism, College Students, Community Colleges, Confucianism, Critical Thinking, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Religious Factors, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Teacher Role

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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