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A Comparative Study Of Chinese Efl Reading Instruction And American Esl Reading Instruction, Changhua Wang
A Comparative Study Of Chinese Efl Reading Instruction And American Esl Reading Instruction, Changhua Wang
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Reading instruction in China and that in the United States are so different that they are not compatible. In fact, they seem to go in opposite directions. This study examined some of the differences between Chinese EFL reading instruction and American ESL reading instruction through analyzing selected tape-recordings of reading classes from China and the United States, and comparing Chinese EFL reading textbooks with American ESL reading textbooks.
This study was intended to answer the following questions.
1. Is a bottom-up method of reading really taught in China while a top-down method is taught in the United States?
2. Compared …