Cultural Interference in Second Language Reading.

Kang, Hee-Won

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ERIC Number: EJ448724

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Cultural Interference in Second Language Reading.

Kang, Hee-Won

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, v2 n1 p95-119 1992

This study investigated the effects of culture-specific background knowledge and inferences upon second-language readers' comprehension of text. Ten Korean adult second-language readers were asked to think aloud as they read a short story from another culture and then answer a detailed set of postreading questions. (20 references) (VWL)

Descriptors: Adults, Cultural Awareness, Inferences, Knowledge Level, Korean Americans, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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