The Effect of Students' Academic Discipline on Their Performance on ESP Reading Tests.

Alderson, J. Charles; Urquhart, A. H.

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ERIC Number: EJ331611

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Publication Date: 1985

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The Effect of Students' Academic Discipline on Their Performance on ESP Reading Tests.

Alderson, J. Charles; Urquhart, A. H.

Language Testing, v2 n2 p192-204 Dec 1985

Reviews earlier studies of the effect of student background knowledge on reading comprehension and then reports on a third investigation into the same effect. Concludes that the test results obtained in the study can be accounted for in terms of an interaction between background knowledge and linguistic proficiency. (Author/SED)

Descriptors: Cultural Background, Difficulty Level, Educational Background, English for Special Purposes, Higher Education, Interference (Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Testing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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