LIST OF POSTS ON REASONS FOR DIFFICULTY OF ACADEMIC READING
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Some of the posts within these pages, particularly early ones, are devoted to important reasons why academic texts can be difficult for readers whose mother tongue is not English. The posts were inspired by research described in the article What can Learners Tell us about their Reading Difficulties? Some other posts (marked *) are not specifically about reading, but they contain something important about it. To facilitate access to each reading post, the titles are listed below – just click on any one.
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2. Reading Obstacles 1: Interrupted Structures
3. Reading Obstacles 2: Multi-Use Words
5. Reading Obstacles 3: Repetition with Synonyms
7. Reading Obstacles 4: Metaphorical Meanings
9. Reading Obstacles 5: Double Negatives
11. Reading Obstacles 6: Homonyms and Homographs
13. Reading Obstacles 7: Hidden Negatives
15. Reading Obstacles 8: Half-Read Sentences
18. Reading Obstacles 9: Relations Between Sentences
22. Reading Obstacles 10: Multiple Speakers in a Text
36. *Words Left out to Avoid Repetition
50. *Right & Wrong Comma Places
51. *Making Concessions with “May”
80. *How to Paraphrase
88. *Exotic Grammar Structures 1
91. *Pronunciation in Reading Aloud
117. *Restating Generalizations More Specifically
124. *Structures with a Double Meaning 1
137. Words that Reflect English Culture
172. Multi-Use Suffixes
177. How to Guess Meanings in a Text
182. *Structures with a Double Meaning 2
233. *Structures with a Double Meaning 3
240. *Nouns that End with “-ing”
256. *Unusual Meanings of Familiar Words
257. *Structures with a Double Meaning 4
274. Questions with a Hidden Meaning
280. Alternative Meanings of Action Nouns
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