Readability of Subject Texts: Implications for ESL Teaching in Africa.

Chimombo, Moira

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Readability of Subject Texts: Implications for ESL Teaching in Africa.

Chimombo, Moira

English for Specific Purposes, v8 n3 p255-64 1989

Although students in African secondary schools have to read English-language texts to study many subjects, their previous English-language lessons and texts focus on a kind of literary English that does not adequately prepare them for reading English-language texts on a variety of subjects. (22 references) (CB)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Language of Instruction, Language Proficiency, Readability, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Relevance (Education), Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Textbooks

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Identifiers - Location: Malawi

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