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Peer reviewedBaltra, Armando – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1983
Classroom procedures for Brazilians to develop English reading abilities in the shortest possible time are outlined, based on the idea that the students possess dormant lexical and syntactic competence from their native language experience. The techniques combine simplification with reading activities aimed at guessing in the target language. (MSE)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Intensive Language Courses, Language Processing, Latin Americans
