Activating Student Background Knowledge in a Take Charge Approach to Foreign Language Reading.

Young, Dolly J.

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ERIC Number: EJ439648

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Publication Date: 1991

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Activating Student Background Knowledge in a Take Charge Approach to Foreign Language Reading.

Young, Dolly J.

Hispania, v74 n4 p1124-29 Dec 1991

Addresses the immediate needs of language teachers who want to develop their students' reading skills but have not been provided with the instructional information necessary to do so. It suggests a methodological sequence for using the students' background knowledge and strategy training for foreign language reading using authentic texts. (33 references) (GLR)

Descriptors: Prior Learning, Reading Materials, Reading Skills, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Skill Development, Spanish, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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