Obstacles to Access: An Investigation into the Perceptual Strategies of the Non-native Learner of English.

Statman, Stella

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ERIC Number: EJ363599

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Publication Date: 1987

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Obstacles to Access: An Investigation into the Perceptual Strategies of the Non-native Learner of English.

Statman, Stella

System, v15 n3 p289-301 1987

Observation of native Hebrew speakers who read Hebrew and English texts suggested that there is a powerful affective factor which completely blocks the reading in English of some students and severely limits the comprehension of a considerable number of others when they meet difficulties in the foreign language texts. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Hebrew, Language Skills, Language Tests, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Second Language Learning, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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