Making meaning : using syntax as a tool for reading comprehension

In summary, this study was designed to investigate whether teaching students to approach scientific texts using their knowledge of language (specifically syntax) would help them better understand the passages they are reading. It has long been taken for granted that the study of grammar is unhelpful...

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Main Author: Chretien, Dianne Dorothy
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/16731