TY - BOOK AU - Porto,Melina TI - Cultural understanding in EFL reading in Argentina T2 - Focus on civilizations and cultures SN - 9781616688325 AV - PE3370.2 U1 - 428.0071/082 22 PY - 2010///] CY - New York PB - Nova Science Publishers, Inc. KW - English language KW - Argentina KW - Language and languages KW - Study and teaching KW - Second language acquisition KW - Language and culture KW - Anglais (Langue) KW - Argentine KW - Langage et langues KW - Étude et enseignement KW - Langue seconde KW - Acquisition KW - Langage et culture KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING IN EFL READING IN ARGENTINA; CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING IN EFL READING IN ARGENTINA ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION ; BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY ; RATIONALE ; Conceptions of Reading in this Study ; Cultural Perspectives in L2 Reading; Indeterminacy of Interpretation; Insider and Outsider Perspectives in L2 Reading; DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THIS STUDY ; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH QUESTION ; MATERIALS; DATA COLLECTION AND INSTRUMENTATION ; Primary Data Sources ; Secondary Data Sources ; DATA ANALYSIS; L1-L2 Relationship ; Global Coherence; CULTURAL APPREHENSION: A GENERAL MODELMODEL OF CULTURAL APPREHENSION DURING FOREIGN/SECOND LANGUAGE READING ; Cultural Idea Units ; Cultural Apprehension: Specific Reader Behaviors ; Visual Reformulations: Additional Elements; RESULTS ; RESULTS ABOUT THE PRIMARY DATA SOUR RESPONSE WRITING TASKS AND THE VISUAL REFORMULATIONS ; Cultural Apprehension; Reader Behaviors ; RESULTS ABOUT THE SECONDARY DATA SOURCES ; TWO EXAMPLES; DISCUSSION ; NOTE OF CAUTION ; RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; APPENDIX ; APPENDIX. DATA ANALYSIS ; Untitled UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=383241 ER -