Theory and Practice in Content-Based ESL Reading Instruction.

Kasper, Loretta Frances

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Publication Date: 1995

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Theory and Practice in Content-Based ESL Reading Instruction.

Kasper, Loretta Frances

English for Specific Purposes, v14 n3 p223-30 1995

Advocates content-based reading as an effective way to facilitate foreign students' rapidly achieving reading proficiency in English. This article presents data on student achievement, feedback, and retention from a study of two variations of content-based English-as-a-Second-Language courses to support the author's position. (16 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Educational Attainment, English (Second Language), Feedback, Foreign Students, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Second Language Instruction, Student Reaction, Test Results, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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