Reading in the First-Year College Textbook: A Syllabus for Textbook Authors, Publishers, Reviewers, and Instructors.

Beatie, Bruce A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ304322

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Publication Date: 1984

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Reading in the First-Year College Textbook: A Syllabus for Textbook Authors, Publishers, Reviewers, and Instructors.

Beatie, Bruce A.; And Others

Modern Language Journal, v68 n3 p203-11 Fall 1984

Maintaining that the teaching of initial reading in a foreign language has been largely neglected, strategies for developing reading skills, by making practical changes in the textbooks, are proposed. In addition, an integrated and consistent use of strategies to promote development of reading skills is stressed. (SL)

Descriptors: Context Clues, Course Content, Cultural Awareness, Memory, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Vocabulary Development

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