Influence of Higher-Level Skills, Transfer and Culture-Specific Background Knowledge on L2 Reading among Bosnian Students
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https://doi.org/10.53103/cjlls.v1i3.19Keywords:
Reading, Higher-Level Skills, Background Knowledge, Transfer, L1, L2Abstract
Reading in a second language and how reading in L1 and L2 differ, has been a subject of numerous studies for a long time. Reading in a language other than our mother tongue is not an easy task. Reading in L1 shares many elements of reading in L2, but the processes may differ. Some of the basic questions regarding this matter involve cognitive processes or certain strategies involved in L1 and L2 reading. This paper aimed to investigate the influence of higher-level skills, transfer, and culture-specific background knowledge on the L2 reading process. In addition, it also aimed to explore the Bosnian students¢ opinions on differences in reading Bosnian and English texts.
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