The Relative Contribution of L2 Language Proficiency and L1 Reading Ability to L2 Reading Performance: A Test of the Threshold Hypothesis in an EFL Context.

Lee, Jeong-Won; Schallert, Diane Lemonnier

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Relative Contribution of L2 Language Proficiency and L1 Reading Ability to L2 Reading Performance: A Test of the Threshold Hypothesis in an EFL Context.

Lee, Jeong-Won; Schallert, Diane Lemonnier

TESOL Quarterly, v31 n4 p713-39 Win 1997

Examines the contribution of second-language proficiency and first-language reading ability in terms of the threshold hypothesis of language proficiency. (38 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Correlation, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Fluency, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Threshold Level (Languages)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Korea

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