Teaching Second Language Texts: Schematic Interaction, Affective Response and the Directed Reading-Thinking Activity.

Kern, Richard G.

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ERIC Number: EJ437806

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Publication Date: 1992

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Teaching Second Language Texts: Schematic Interaction, Affective Response and the Directed Reading-Thinking Activity.

Kern, Richard G.

Canadian Modern Language Review, v48 n2 p307-25 Jan 1992

Some of the cognitive and affective factors influencing second language reading comprehension are reviewed, and an instructional technique designed to both guide the reading process and develop comprehension at several levels is described. Teachers are urged to develop process-oriented reading comprehension activities in collaboration with first-language reading teachers. (53 references) (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Learning Motivation, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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