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Peer reviewedShook, David J. – Hispania, 1997
Notes that beginning foreign language learner-readers lack linguistic and cultural knowledge assumed in foreign language literary texts, gaps often resulting in possible "mismatches" between the readers' actual cognizance of linguistic and cultural norms and the level of understanding assumed in the foreign text. (40 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Critical Reading, Cultural Awareness, Language Fluency
