Measuring readability for Japanese learners of english

T. Ozasa; G. Weir; M. Fukui

Measuring readability for Japanese learners of english

T. Ozasa, G. Weir, M. Fukui

Computer And Information Sciences

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Abstract

This paper describes the relative effectiveness of seven variables of three categories in predicting the readability of the EFL texts used in the Japanese context.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 12th Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2007

Keywords

measuring readability
Japanese learners
EFL
regression analysis
English

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