THE IMPACT OF BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE AND TIME CONSTRAINT ON READING COMPREHENSION OF VIETNAMESE LEARNERS OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

Reading in a second language is an interesting area of research because the factors affecting reading have brought about much controversy in related theory and research. Particularly, schema theory has raised long-term debate about whether background knowledge facilitates or impedes reading comprehe...

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Main Author: Nguyen, Trang Thi Thuy
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2012
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Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/931
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1939&context=theses