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Peer reviewedHolm, Alison; Dodd, Barbara – Cognition, 1996
Examined the relationship between first- and second-language literacy by identifying the skills and processes developed in the first language that were transferred to the second language. Subjects were 40 students from China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Australia. Found that people learning English as a second language transfer their literacy…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Language Processing, Language Proficiency
