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Direct linkWang, Suiping; Chen, Hsuan-Chih; Yang, Jinmian; Mo, Lei – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2008
An eye-movement study was conducted to examine whether Chinese readers immediately activate and integrate related background information during discourse comprehension. Participants were asked to read short passages, each containing a critical word that fitted well within the local context but was inconsistent or neutral with background…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Eye Movements, Written Language, Chinese
Peer reviewedLin, Zheng – Journal of Research in Reading, 2002
Shows that English as a foreign language (EFL) students in mainland China believe that their command of English vocabulary plays a crucial role in their reading comprehension. Suggests the final replacement of linguistic knowledge by conceptual or sociocultural knowledge as the top factor that affects their reading comprehension seems to take…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Prior Learning
Peer reviewedChan, Cecilia Yuet Hung – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2003
Examines the relation between background knowledge and second language (L2) proficiency in L2 reading performance in two groups of university learners of English, one from mainland China and one from Hong Kong. Results show a strong cultural effect on reading comprehension, but not on post-intermediate readers. Findings have implications for…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Higher Education
