Journal of Research in ReadingVolume 3, Issue 1 p. 17-37 Foreign language reading research: recent trends and future propects Jan Ulijn, Jan Ulijn Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Linguistics, Eindhoven University of Technology in The Netherlands, where he teaches French to engineering students. He studied French (M.A. in French Linguistics), Spanish and Learning Psychology at Nijmegen University and Applied Linguistics at BesanGon University (France). He holds a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Nijmegen University (1978, on foreign language reading). In 1977/78 he was a visiting researcher at the Laboratory of Experimental Psychology in Nijmegen. In Eindhoven he has conducted research projects on foreign language needs, audio-visual FL teaching, FL-curriculum development and (mainly) on FL reading and linguistic analysis in the technical-scientific field. He has been a regular contributor tojournals, is chairman of the French Didactics Commission of the Dutch Association of Language Teachers, a member of the financial sub-cornmitee of the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée and is a correspondent for Etudes de Linguistique Appliquée in The Netherlands.Search for more papers by this author Jan Ulijn, Jan Ulijn Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Linguistics, Eindhoven University of Technology in The Netherlands, where he teaches French to engineering students. He studied French (M.A. in French Linguistics), Spanish and Learning Psychology at Nijmegen University and Applied Linguistics at BesanGon University (France). He holds a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Nijmegen University (1978, on foreign language reading). In 1977/78 he was a visiting researcher at the Laboratory of Experimental Psychology in Nijmegen. In Eindhoven he has conducted research projects on foreign language needs, audio-visual FL teaching, FL-curriculum development and (mainly) on FL reading and linguistic analysis in the technical-scientific field. He has been a regular contributor tojournals, is chairman of the French Didactics Commission of the Dutch Association of Language Teachers, a member of the financial sub-cornmitee of the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée and is a correspondent for Etudes de Linguistique Appliquée in The Netherlands.Search for more papers by this author First published: February 1980 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9817.1980.tb00099.xCitations: 7Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume3, Issue1February 1980Pages 17-37 RelatedInformation