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Instructional Principles Applied to the Several Stages of Comprehension Learning

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We began our study of the comprehension of language learning by positing four concepts that we regard as critical factors in enabling students to comprehend the words and sentences of a second language in the early stages of language learning (Winitz and Reeds 1973, 1975). These concepts were drawn from research findings in the several language and psychology disciplines and from observation of students engaged in comprehension language learning. They are short-term memory, interference from phonetic and semantic similarity, and segmentation of words in sentences. As we progressed in designing language lessons, emphasis on procedures to teach an extensive vocabulary through the use of word fields was considered.

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Winitz, H. (2020). Instructional Principles Applied to the Several Stages of Comprehension Learning. In: Comprehension Strategies in the Acquiring of a Second Language. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52998-7_11

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