dc.contributor.author |
Kfoury, Youssra Sami |
dc.date.accessioned |
2012-06-13T07:10:45Z |
dc.date.available |
2012-06-13T07:10:45Z |
dc.date.issued |
2007 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10938/7471 |
dc.description |
Thesis (M.A.)--American University of Beirut, Dept. of Education, 2007.;"Advisor: Dr. Ghazi Ghaith, Professor, Education--Member of Committee: Dr. Saouma BouJaoude, Professor, Education--Member of Committee: Dr. Fahmi Banafa, Assistant Professor, Educatio |
dc.description.abstract |
Activating background knowledge is known to play an important role in reading co mprehension. Many researchers around the world have investigated this topic. Mos t of the studies, however, were conducted in monolingual intermediate and second ary school s |
dc.format.extent |
ix, 47 leaves : ill. 30 cm. |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.relation.ispartof |
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects |
dc.subject.classification |
T:004938 AUBNO |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Reading comprehension |
dc.subject.lcsh |
English language -- Study and teaching -- Lebanon |
dc.title |
Effect of topic familiarity on literal and higher-order reading comprehension - by Youssra Sami Kfoury |
dc.type |
Thesis |
dc.contributor.department |
American University of Beirut. Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Department of Education |