scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Using Digital Stories (On Internet) To Improve the Literal, Organizational and Inferential Reading Comprehension Skills of English as a Second Language

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-81
Author(s):  
Fatma Abd Al-Hameed ◽  
Mashael Al-Shuair
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Digital Stories ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills

scholarly journals TĒCIYA TOṬAKKAPPAḶḶIKAḶIL TAMIḺAI IRAṆṬĀM MOḺIYĀKA KAṞKUM MĀṆAVARKAḶIṈ VĀCIPPU MAṞṞUM EḺUTTUT TIṞAṈ AṬAIVUNILAI [READING AND WRITING SKILLS PERFORMANCE LEVEL OF STUDENTS LEARNING TAMIL AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL]

2022 ◽  
pp. 46-54
Author(s):  
CHITRA SELVI RUDRAPATHY ◽  
THULASI RUDRAPATHY
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
First Year ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills

The objective of this study is to identify the Tamil reading and writing skills achievement of non- native students who learn Tamil as their second language in the first year of national primary schools. This is a qualitative research which used purposive sampling. The data for the study has been collected as statistics through the questionnaire and analyzed. The results show that the basic Tamil reading and writing skills are in satisfactory level while writing comprehension and reading comprehension skills are at a low level of achievement. The data obtained through this study will create awareness among teachers who teach Tamil as a second language regarding the Tamil reading and written skills achievement of their students and will encourage them to adopt suitable learning teaching approach for their students to achieve the best attainment in these skills.

scholarly journals Can Cloze Tests Really Improve Second Language Learners Reading Comprehension Skills?

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Guanxin Ren
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Second Language Learners ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills ◽  
Cloze Test

Cloze testing is a widely-used procedure to test learners reading comprehension in learning a language, but little is known if it can really improve learners reading comprehension skills. This paper attempts to seek answers to this question by comparing the cloze test scores of two groups of students (Experimental versus Control) undertaking Chinese Second Language (CSL) and measuring their Z-score differences. The paper intends to find out if the Experimental Group which received one cloze test per week for a whole school term of 10-week duration could achieve better reading comprehension test results than the Control Group which received no extra cloze tests in between the first and last week of the term. The subjects were 26, Year 10 students aged between 14-15 years old from an independent K-12 boys school in Melbourne, Australia. They were randomly divided into two separate groups with identical proficiency level in CSL. The cloze tests selected for this study were from the textbook series entitled Boya Chinese-Elementary Start Vol.2 (Li, et al., 2005), which were appropriate to the proficiency level of the subjects. Data were collected in class after each cloze test. Analysis of the data was conducted at the inter-group level examining the standard deviation and Z-scores of each group. The study found that there was not much difference between the two groups. Implications for teaching reading in CSL were discussed, which could also apply to the teaching of reading in other Languages Other Than English (LOTE).

PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN MEMBACA PEMAHAMAN BERBASIS PENDEKATAN ACCELERATED LEARNING DI KELAS V SD NEGERI 011 AIR EMAS KECAMATAN SINGINGI

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 652
Author(s):  
Tati Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Accelerated Learning ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Class V ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Adequate Understanding ◽  
Value Range ◽  
Reading Activity ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills

Reading comprehension is a reading activity that aims to obtain adequate understanding and interpretation of the meanings contained in written symbols. the reading process is divided into three stages, such as pre-reading, reading, and post-reading. But the reality is that many of the students still experience difficulties in reading comprehension learning. Therefore, researchers applied an Accelerated Learning approach to improve students' reading comprehension skills. The results showed, the assessment of the process of reading students' skills for each assessment indicator was in the value range of 78.35% to 87.35% which was included in the good and very good category. While the results of the assessment of the overall reading skills process were 82.32% with a very good category. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that learning based on the accelerated learning approach can enhance reading comprehension skills of students in class V of the Primary school of 011 Air Emas, Singingi District.

Problems in English Communicating Skills for Learners of English

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (07) ◽  
pp. 20484-20491
Author(s):  
Dr. Ishag Adam Hassan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Small Component ◽  
Curriculum Review ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills

This paper is devoted to presenting the methods in English communicating skills for Learners of English in general and the problems specific to University of Bahri. English language major’s graduates then; it discusses the notion of communicative competence, and defines strategic competence. It also briefly deals with the various definitions of communication strategies and taxonomies of conversation strategies. Also, I give brief definition of the word conversation, that is the act of talking together or exchange ideas, opinions, skills, and information. As accustomed, speaking is natural and automatic but communication is an art which must be learned and practiced. Also the aim of this paper is to present you with suitable suggestions about how you can solve problems while reading English? In order to comply with this objective: we considered two variables. The first one is that within our daily practice at the university we have students with different abilities while reading English. Therefore, we need to help them increase the ability in reading comprehension. However, we don’t have enough teachers and needed resources to supply them with the help they need. The second variable is related to the fact that at University there are different centers where the students’ skills can improve and their reading comprehension skills deficiencies could be overcome by getting help from the teachers. This study is small component of a larger curriculum review exercise. The findings of study in general suggest that both students and English language lecturers were in agreement that Sudanese students had a problem in writing and speaking English and due to that the conversational problems are raised.      Finally, the paper concludes by representing the pedagogical implications of conversation strategies.

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