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1984 - Carrel-Schema Theory and ESL Reading Classroom Implications and Applications by Brenda Baldenegro is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The article discusses schema theory and its implications for ESL reading pedagogy. Schema theory holds that reading comprehension relies on activating relevant background knowledge, or schemata, related to the text. The article outlines a psycholinguistic model of reading and explains how schema theory fits within this model. It then suggests some classroom applications of schema theory, such as building students
- Author
- Brenda Baldenegro
- Language
- EN