scholarly journals THE USE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Daniela Holguín Barrera
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Town

This study focuses on an action research project related to the use of classical music to improve reading comprehension in a foreign language classroom at a university level in the town of Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador. The need for university students to improve reading skills in this society was analysed, due to the fact that young people have not developed reading habits, even in their mother tongue. This aspect was conside- red, as well as students’ results on reading exercises applied to them, before and after being exposed to the use of classical music in the language classroom, which were evaluated through a comparison between the different experiences revealed in the surveys applied to the students, and their grade reports. The conclusion highlights that there was a significant improvement in the academic performance of students when they felt comfortable  in their classroom environment  while classical music was played.  Even though research has not yet proved scientifically that the use of classical music influences students to improve their reading comprehension in the language classroom, there are studies related to the use of classical music in education and the learning process, related to the topic of this study, which contributed to conclude that further research must be done in this specific area.

scholarly journals How does CLIL affect the acquisition of reading comprehension in the mother tongue? A comparative study in secondary education

2017 ◽  
pp. 7-26
Author(s):  
Esther Nieto
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
L1 And L2 ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Do So

In the last two decades, CLIL (content and language integrated learning) programmes, in which school subjects such as history, geography or mathematics are taught by means of an additional language, have rapidly spread over all the world, since CLIL has been deemed to be an innovative and effective approach for second language learning. Therefore, research on CLIL has precisely focused on the acquisition of the L2, while other aspects, such as the assimilation of the content taught by means of the second language or the impact of CLIL programmes on the mother tongue have received less attention.In this sense, this paper examines how CLIL programmes affect the development of reading comprehension in the mother tongue. To do so, the outcomes in a test of reading comprehension of CLIL (n = 1,119) and non-CLIL students (= 15,984) enrolled in the 2nd year of secondary education (13-14 years-old) were compared. The results indicated that the acquisition of literal reading comprehension and inferential reading comprehension in the mother tongue significantly benefit from CLIL, whereas no significant differences have been detected in critical reading comprehension. The reading skills most benefited by CLIL were global comprehension, lexical comprehension, understanding of space-time relationships, integration of extra-textual information, and identification of extra-textual relations.These data are explained by the critical importance of reading strategies to succeed in CLIL settings, and by the transfer of these strategies between L1 and L2 and vice versa. This hypothesis is supported by previous research on immersion programmes.

scholarly journals PENERAPANMETODE SURVEY QUESTION READ RECITED REVIEW (SQ3R) TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA PEMAHAMAN SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA KELAS III SDN 05 PEMUAR

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-72
Author(s):  
Safarunita Wahyuni Reski ◽  
Mastiah Mastiah ◽  
Yumi Sarassanti
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Survey Question ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
Saturated Sample ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

Abstract:This study aims to determine differences in readingcomprehension skills in Indonesian subjects before and after using the Method Question Read Recited Review Survey (SQ3R) for students in the SDN 05 Pemuar. This research was conducted based on the background of the problem of teacher-centered learning processes, this is what makes students less active and look passive in the classroom, therefore students have difficulty absorbing the material and causing students' reading skills to understand the story text is less. Through this research the researcher hopes to be able to improve students' reading comprehension skills, especially in learning Indonesian in class III SDN 05 Pemuar. This research is an experimental study using thePretest-Posttest One-Group Design. The population in this study included all third gradestudents of SDN 05 PEMUAR with a sample of 14 people consisting of 9 male students and 5 female students. The sample used in this study is a saturated sample, therefore all members of the population are sampled. The preliminary data of this study usedavaluepretest with an average of 61.75 and an averagescore of posttest70.35.Based on the results of research tests of reading comprehension of students' understanding shows the value of t count of 49.571 and t table of 42.048 so that Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted because t count from t table. So it can be concludedthat with the Method it Question Read Recited Review Survey (SQ3R) has been proven effective against students' reading comprehension abilities, especially in class III SDN 05 Pemuar. Theresultsposttest show students' reading comprehension ability using the Survey Question Read Recited Review Method (SQ3R) higher than before being treated with the Method Question Read Recited Review Survey (SQ3R).Keywords: comprehension reading skills, Indonesian and Question Read Recited ReviewMethod(SQ3R).    Abstrak:Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahuiperbedaankemampuanmembacapemahamanpada matapelajaran Bahasa Indonesiasebelum dan sesudahmenggunakan MetodeSurvey Question Read Recited Review (SQ3R) pada siswa SDN 05 PEMUAR. Penelitianinidilaksanakanberdasarkanlatarbelakangmasalah proses belajarberpusat pada guru, inilah yang membuatsiswakurangaktif dan terlihatpasif di dalamkelasmakadariitusiswakesulitanmenyerapmateri dan menyebabkankemampuanmembacasiswadalammemahamiteksceritakurang. Melaluipenelitianinipenelitiberharapmampumeningkatkankemampuanmembacapemahamansiswakhususnyadipembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia di kelas III SDN 05 Pemuar. Penelitianiniadalahpeneletianeksperimendengan menggunakan design One-Group Pretest-Posttest.Populasidalampenelitianinimencakupseluruhsiswakelas III SDN 05Pemuardenganjumlahsampel 14 orang yang tediridari 9 orang siswalaki-laki dan 5 orang siswaperempuan. Sampel yang dipakaidalampenelitianiniadalahsampeljenuh, makadariitusemuaanggotapopulasidijadikansampel. Data awalpenelitianinimenggunakannilaipretestdengan rata-rata 61,75 dan rata-rata nilaiposttest70,35.Berdasarkanhasilpenelitianteskemampuanmembacapemahamansiswamenunjukannilai t hitungsebesar 49,571 dan t tabelsebesar 42,048 sehingga Ho ditolak dan Ha diterimakarena t hitungdari t tabel. JadidapatdisimpulkanbahwadenganMetodeSurvey Question Read Recited Review (SQ3R) terbuktiefektifterhadapkemampuanmembacapemahamansiswakhususnya di kelas III SDN 05 Pemuar. Hasil posttestmenunjukankemampuanmembacapemahamansiswadenganmenggunakanMetodeSurvey Question Read Recited Review (SQ3R) lebihtinggidarisebelumdiberiperlakuandenganMetodeSurvey Question Read Recited Review (SQ3R). Kata Kunci: kemampuanmembacapemahaman, Bahasa Indonesia danMetodeSurvey Question Read Recited Review (SQ3R).

scholarly journals How does CLIL affect the acquisition of reading comprehension in the mother tongue? A comparative study in secondary education

2017 ◽  
pp. 7-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Nieto
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
L1 And L2 ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Do So

In the last two decades, CLIL (content and language integrated learning) programmes, in which school subjects such as history, geography or mathematics are taught by means of an additional language, have rapidly spread over all the world, since CLIL has been deemed to be an innovative and effective approach for second language learning. Therefore, research on CLIL has precisely focused on the acquisition of the L2, while other aspects, such as the assimilation of the content taught by means of the second language or the impact of CLIL programmes on the mother tongue have received less attention.In this sense, this paper examines how CLIL programmes affect the development of reading comprehension in the mother tongue. To do so, the outcomes in a test of reading comprehension of CLIL (n = 1,119) and non-CLIL students (= 15,984) enrolled in the 2nd year of secondary education (13-14 years-old) were compared. The results indicated that the acquisition of literal reading comprehension and inferential reading comprehension in the mother tongue significantly benefit from CLIL, whereas no significant differences have been detected in critical reading comprehension. The reading skills most benefited by CLIL were global comprehension, lexical comprehension, understanding of space-time relationships, integration of extra-textual information, and identification of extra-textual relations.These data are explained by the critical importance of reading strategies to succeed in CLIL settings, and by the transfer of these strategies between L1 and L2 and vice versa. This hypothesis is supported by previous research on immersion programmes.

scholarly journals GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF EFL READING COMPREHENSION

2020 ◽  
pp. 106-117
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Graphic Organizers ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Control Group ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Right ◽  
Experimental Group

It is widely known that effective readers are those who have appropriately developed reading skills. If those skills are not developed, the readers will not achieve the levels of perception needed to solve problems or pass academic tests, neither in their mother tongue nor in a foreign language. For this reason, it is imperative to find the right strategies to enhance reading comprehension in English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners. One of those strategies is the use of graphic organizers, and this study aimed to measure the extent to which it influences the development of reading comprehension of Unidad Educativa Joaquin Lalama students, in Ambato-Ecuador. 40 students in the control group and 35 students in the experimental group constituted the sample. The data was collected through the observation technique and the comparison of results from a reading comprehension pre-test and post-test. Finally, this study found the use of graphic organizers to be effective for developing reading comprehension in the subjects observed.

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.

THE USE OF E-BOOK TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION AMONG YEAR 4 PUPILS

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Yee Bee Choo ◽  
Nurul Syazana Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Reflective Journal ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Teaching Of Reading ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Level Of Motivation

This is an Action Research of using the Story Jumper as an E-book to improve the reading comprehension among Year 4 pupils in one of the primary schools in Malaysia. The participants involved were twenty pupils consisting of seven males and thirteen females. Three data collection methods employed were pre-test and post-test, pupils’ work and teacher’s reflective journal. The findings showed that the use of E-book had increased the level of understanding in reading comprehension among the research participants. The mean for the pre-test and post-test had increased from 45.83 to 93.33. The pupils’ work indicated positive improvements in terms of their level of understanding and responses in reading. It was also found from the reflective journal that the research participants had participated actively in the learning process and their level of motivation was also increased. The implication is to use E-book in the teaching of reading skills among the primary school learners.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of the reflection-based reciprocal teaching approach for reading comprehension achievement in upper secondary school in Myanmar

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tun Zaw Oo ◽  
Andrea Magyar ◽  
Anita Habók
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Reciprocal Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Upper Secondary School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Experimental Group

AbstractThis study investigates the effectiveness of the reflection-based reciprocal teaching (RBRT) approach for Myanmar upper secondary school students’ reading comprehension in English. In the RBRT approach, the main frame is based on the reflective teaching model for reading comprehension (Oo and Habók in Int Electron J Elementary Educ 13(1):127–138, 2020), in which the reciprocal teaching method (involving questioning, clarifying, summarizing, and predicting) was applied. This study used cluster randomized trials. Two groups participated in the research: the experimental group, who were taught with the RBRT approach, and the control group, who were taught with traditional methods. Results showed that the RBRT approach has a strong effect on students’ English reading comprehension achievement. The experimental group increased its achievement on the posttest significantly, and the students’ results showed high effect size. It was also found that teachers’ reflection on the instructional context had a considerable impact on raising students’ reading comprehension achievement. The RBRT approach can be successfully applied in the classroom environment to develop students’ reading comprehension in English in Myanmar.

Teacher Beliefs and Practices in Advanced Spanish Classrooms

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-107
Author(s):  
Manel Lacorte ◽  
Evelyn Canabal
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Latino Students ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Teacher Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
Large Research

The growing presence of Latino students in U.S. colleges and universities is evident in foreign language (FL) classrooms. Latino students with a high proficiency level in Spanish are usually placed in advanced language or content-based courses along with other non-Latino students. This paper examines university instructors’ beliefs and practices concerning interaction in advanced Spanish courses with heritage and nonheritage students. The participants were 15 instructors of diverse academic and professional backgrounds teaching advanced Spanish courses at a large research-oriented public university. Following a process of selection, verification, and generalization of linguistic metaphors used to talk about the topic, this qualitative study analyzes data collected through a questionnaire, interviews, and non-participant observations. The discussion addresses the instructors’ beliefs and perceptions with regard to: (1) the classroom environment; (2) their role as teachers of advanced-level courses; (3) the students enrolled in these courses; and (4) the contrast between what teachers consider to be the desired interaction in an advanced language classroom, and what actually happens.

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