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Are We Tolerant Enough to Read Each Other's Culture? Evidence from Three Different Social Contexts.
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Abu-Rabia, Salim – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1996
Investigates the effect of cultural background of second-language-readers in different social contexts. Argues that cultural familiarity helps understanding more than the language of the text. Comprehension results are discussed in light of the role of multiculturalism and "melting-pot" policies in shaping minority students' social…
Descriptors: Arabs, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication
The Influence of Language Anxiety on English Reading and Writing Tasks among Native Hebrew Speakers.
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Argaman, Osnat; Abu-Rabia, Salim – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2002
Examined the influence of language anxiety as measured by a questionnaire on achievements in English writing and reading comprehension tasks. Subjects were native speakers of Hebrew, aged 12-13 years, learning English as a second language.(Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Hebrew
Attitudes and Cultural Background and Their Relationship to Reading Comprehension in a Second Language: A Comparison of Three Different Social Contexts.
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Abu-Rabia, Salim – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1996
Investigates the relationship of attitudes and cultural background to reading comprehension in the second language (L2) of Israeli Arab students learning Hebrew and Israeli Jewish and Canadian Arab students learning English. Results showed that the motivation of students to learning their L2 was instrumental rather than integrative, regardless of…
Descriptors: Arabs, Context Effect, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language)