A Critical Overview of Models of Reading Comprehension with a Focus on Cognitive Aspects

Subject Areas : Research in English Language Pedagogy

Mohammad Taghi Shahnazari ¹ , Azizollah Dabaghi ²

1 - University of Isfahan, Iran
2 - University of Isfahan, Iran

Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2014-09-01

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