Influence of Background Knowledge and Language Proficiency on Comprehension of Domain-Specific Texts by University Students
This paper presents the results of a quantitative study that explores two factors contributing to reading comprehension of domain specific texts, namely level of language proficiency and background knowledge. Overall, 32 students participated in the study by taking two custom-designed reading compr...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Silesia Press
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition |
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| Online Access: | https://www.journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/TAPSLA/article/view/7519 |