摘要：This exploratory small-scale study investigates EFL learners' ability to read in a foreign ianguage, particularly their main idea identification and text summarization skills as products of their reading comprehension processes. Four pre-intermediate students, classified as good and poor language learners, participated in the study. Learners were asked to read a text; select its main idea(s) based on a list of options provided and then, write a summary of the main points addressed in the text. Results suggest that poor and good language learners did differ in what they consider important in a text and that level of proficiency appears to influence learners' ability to select and summarize important information.
关键词：identificação de idéia principal; resumos do texto; leitura e compreensão em língua esfrange/ra; habilidades de leitura/escrita.
