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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Reading Strategies Used by Selected Adult Spanish and Arabic Readers in Their Native Language and in English

Abstract

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The purpose of this study was to study the reading strategies of selected adult Spanish and Arabic speakers in their first language and in English. The frequency of usage of these strategies, their success level, the amount of transfer from L1 to L2, and sensitivity to cohesion in prose were some of the areas investigated.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Gilbert, Carmen Castillo

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8422067
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68926

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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Gilbert, Carmen Castillo. The Reading Strategies Used by Selected Adult Spanish and Arabic Readers in Their Native Language and in English. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/68926