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Kaivanpanah, Shiva; Alavi, Sayyed Mohammad – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2008
The role of grammatical knowledge in inferencing word meaning has not received proper attention in L2 research. Addressing this issue, the present paper provides research-based and introspective think-aloud data to examine the contribution of grammatical knowledge to inferencing the meaning of unknown words. It addresses (a) the effects of…
Descriptors: Semantics, Grammar, Linguistics, English (Second Language)
McCarter, William S. – Inquiry, 2005
In 1988, the author taught remedial Senior English reading at a rural high school. None of the students intended to go to college. Instead, they all planned to be homemakers, farmers, or watermen. On the second day of class, he assigned a short story from the cumbersome literature book. The classroom was quiet for a moment, and then one of the…
Descriptors: Inferences, English Instruction, High Schools, Rural Areas
Peer reviewedBeach, Richard; Wendler, Linda – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987
Compares inferences about story characters' behavior, perceptions, and goals made by eighth graders, eleventh graders, college freshmen, and college seniors. Concludes that from early adolescence to young adulthood, readers shift from conceptions of characters in terms of immediate surface feelings and behaviors to conceptions in terms of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Characterization, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes

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