First- and Second-Language Reading Comprehension of Literary Texts.

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College Students; Comparative Analysis; English; French; Higher Education; Inferences; Introductory Courses; Language Acquisition; Literature; Multiple Choice Tests; Reading Comprehension; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Task Analysis

0026-7902

Compared the English and French reading comprehension and inferencing skills of U.S. college students enrolled in an introductory French literature course. Participants each read two different texts--one in English and the other in French--by the same 18th century author, recalled them in writing, and did a multiple choice task on selected literary features, followed by a character analysis task. (Author/VWL)

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EJ597388