The effects of cultural background on reading comprehension of ESL learners.

This study investigates the effects of cultural background on reading comprehension of ESL learners. Theoretically, this study emanates from schema theory. That is, the readers' comprehension is believed to be affected by background knowledge. Forty-eight ESL students, sorted into three groups...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Khalil, Adnan M.
Other Authors: Mitchell, Judy
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1989
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184861