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Publication details [#57934]

Zhang, Lawrence Jun, John Ehrich, Jon Congjun Mu and Lisa Catherine Ehrich. 2013. Are alphabetic language -derived models of L2 reading relevant to L1 logographic background readers? Language Awareness 22 (1) : 39–55.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

This article asserts that second language reading research, advised by studies involving first language alphabetic English reading, may be less apposite to L2 readers with a L1 logographic reading background, like Chinese readers. A universal L2 reading model is required.