Arabic-L:PEDA:Readability Formulas response

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Date: 117 Apr 2006
From:Atta Gebril <atta-gebril at uiowa.edu>
Subject:Readability Formulas response

You can check  Greenfield's dissertation and also his 2003 and 2004  
aricles -
remember this is mainly for EFL/ESL contexts, but it could be helpful:

Greenfield, G. (1999). Classic Readability Formulas in an EFL  
Context: Are
They Valid for Japanese Speakers? Doctoral dissertation, Temple  
University,
1999. (University Microfilms No. 99-38670)

Greenfield, G. (2003). The Miyazaki EFL Readability Index.  
Comparative Culture
9, 41-49. Miyazaki International College.

Greenfield, G. (2004). Readability Formulas for EFL. JALT Journal 26  
(1), 5-24.


Also, you have to read Patricia Carrell's (1997) article for some
considerations about how to use these formulas. In addition, there is  
a good
article by Fry :

Fry, E. (1989). Reading formulas: Maligned but valid. Journal of  
Reading, 32,
292-297.


Hope you find this helpful.

Atta Gebril

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