Ryan T. Miller's review of Second Language Reading Research and Instruction: Crossing the Boundaries
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In Second Language Reading Research and Instruction, Han and Anderson present a collection of eight core chapters divided into two sections, the first presenting the findings of second language reading research, and the second consisting of explanations of and suggestions for second language reading instruction. As the subtitle of the book indicates, the purpose of the book is to cross boundaries. One of these boundaries is the boundary between research and instruction, which is crossed through equal attention to each in this volume.
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