scholarly journals English Reading Comprehension Strategies Employed by The Students of First-Year English Education Program

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eddy Haryanto ◽  
Amirul Mukminin ◽  
Akhmad Habibi ◽  
Urip Sulistiyo ◽  
Misbie Septi Peni
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Education Program ◽  
English Education ◽  
Comprehension Strategies ◽  
First Year ◽  
Reading Comprehension Strategies ◽  
English Reading ◽  
English Reading Comprehension

scholarly journals Investigating Saudi EFL Students’ Knowledge and Beliefs Related to English Reading Comprehension

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saud Alenezi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Comprehension Strategies ◽  
Reading Comprehension Strategies ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Northern Border ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Preparatory Year

Reading is an essential strategic and a life-long skill required for success in learning. The current study explores the knowledge and beliefs of Saudi students of English as a foreign language (EFL) about English reading comprehension strategies. It also intends to determine if there is a significant correlation between the students’ foundational knowledge of English reading comprehension strategies and their beliefs about reading comprehension strategies. The study employed a quantitative method. The data were collected using a forty-item survey questionnaire. The respondents were 203 Saudi EFL students enrolled in Preparatory Year Program at Northern Border University in Saudi Arabia. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics to determine frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and a test of non-parametric correlation (Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient) was run to determine the relationship between the variables. The overall findings of the study revealed that the students have a good foundational knowledge of pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading reading strategies. The correlational analysis showed a medium correlation between students’ foundational knowledge of reading strategies and their beliefs about reading strategies. In conclusion, the study suggests some implications for teaching English reading to EFL students.

scholarly journals Investigating Saudi EFL Students’ Knowledge and Beliefs Related to English Reading Comprehension

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 339-356
Author(s):  
Saud Alenezi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Comprehension Strategies ◽  
Reading Comprehension Strategies ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Northern Border ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Preparatory Year

Reading is an essential strategic and a life-long skill required for success in learning. The current study explores the knowledge and beliefs of Saudi students of English as a foreign language (EFL) about English reading comprehension strategies. It also intends to determine if there is a significant correlation between the students’ foundational knowledge of English reading comprehension strategies and their beliefs about reading comprehension strategies. The study employed a quantitative method. The data were collected using a forty-item survey questionnaire. The respondents were 203 Saudi EFL students enrolled in Preparatory Year Program at Northern Border University in Saudi Arabia. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics to determine frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and a test of non-parametric correlation (Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient) was run to determine the relationship between the variables. The overall findings of the study revealed that the students have a good foundational knowledge of pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading reading strategies. The correlational analysis showed a medium correlation between students’ foundational knowledge of reading strategies and their beliefs about reading strategies. In conclusion, the study suggests some implications for teaching English reading to EFL students.

scholarly journals Building e-based literacy for vocational education and training students

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Verezub ◽  
Vittoria Grossi ◽  
Kerry Howard ◽  
Patricia Watkins
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
New Media ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Linear Structure ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Comprehension Strategies ◽  
First Year ◽  
New Literacy ◽  
Reading Comprehension Strategies ◽  
Use Of The Internet

<span>The use of the Internet within educational settings means that the term 'literacy' must be broadened to encompass new skills and reflect the merging of old and new literacy. For practitioners the challenge lies in making new media meaningful and empowering for students. Whilst interacting with hypertext has received much attention over the last two decades, little research has focused on comprehending in the hypertext context. This study investigated and compared the effectiveness of metacognitive reading comprehension strategies training on students' comprehension when reading hypertexts with linear structure containing text, picture or audio links. It was predicted that training students to monitor their comprehension would result in enhanced reading comprehension for a hypertext. In order to verify the hypothesis for the study, pretest, three training sessions and post-tests were conducted with the first year Diploma students studying within the Department of Horticulture and Environmental Science. The results indicated that training to apply metacognitive strategies enhanced comprehension in the hypertext context.</span>

scholarly journals UPAYA PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR BAHASA INGGRIS MELALUI PENERAPAN STRATEGI PEMAHAMAN BACAAN DIRECTED READING THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) PADA SISWA KELAS XI SMA NEGERI 2 BINJAI

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeniwati . ◽  
Busmin Gurning
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Reading Skill ◽  
Comprehension Strategies ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Reading Comprehension Strategies ◽  
Average Value ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Directed Reading

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) Meningkatkan pemahaman bacaan siswa kelas XI SMA dengan menggunakan strategi Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA), (2) Meningkatkan keaktifan siswa setelah mengikuti pembelajaran pemahaman bacaan yang menggunakan strategi DRTA. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa terdapat peningkatan yang signifikan dalam pemahaman bacaan siswa. Ini dapat dilihat dari rata-rata hasil test siswa ; Nilai rata-rata kelas pada Pre-test adalah 65,92, nilai rata-rata kelas pada siklus I adalah 72,19 dan nilai rata-rata kelas pada siklus II adalah 78,33 . Faktor utama dari peningkatan hasil belajar ini adalah ketertarikan siswa dalam pembelajaran pemahaman membaca dengan penerapan strategi DRTA Berdasarkan data ini, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa pembelajaran dengan menggunakan strategi DRTA dapat meningkatkan pemahaman bacaan siswa dan proses pembelajaran lebih menyenangkan. Diharapkan hasil penelitian ini bisa menjadi masukan bagi guru-guru bahasa Inggris dalam memilih dan mengembangkan media dan strategi pembelajaran yang tepat terkait dengan pembelajaran ketrampilan membaca (Reading Skill) di Sekolah Menengah Atas. Kata Kunci: bahasa inggris, strategi pemahaman bacaan directed reading thinking activity Abstract: This study aimed to: (1) Improve reading comprehension class XI student of SMA using strategies Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA), (2) Increase the involvement of the student after attending a reading comprehension lesson using the strategy DRTA. The results of data analysis showed that there were significant increases in students' reading comprehension. It can be seen from the average student test results; The average value of the pre-test grade was 65.92, the average value of the class in the first cycle was 72.19 and the average value of the class on the second cycle is 78.33. The main factor of this learning outcome is student interest in learning to read with comprehension strategy implementation DRTA Based on this data, it can be concluded that learning by using strategies DRTA can improve students' reading comprehension and learning process more fun. We hope this research can be input for teachers of English in selecting and developing media and appropriate learning strategies related to learning reading skills (Reading Skill) in high school. Keywords: English, reading comprehension strategies directed reading thinking activity

scholarly journals The Effect of Reading Comprehension Strategies Instruction on EFL Learners’ Reading Anxiety Level

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (S1-May) ◽  
pp. 53-58
Author(s):  
Mohammadreza Valizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Comprehension Strategies ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Reading Comprehension Strategies ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Anxiety

This experimental study, using pretest-intervention-posttest design, investigated whether or not teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) learners to use comprehension strategies when they read English passages, decreases their English reading anxiety. The participants were 55 EFL learners in Turkey who were at lower-intermediate level based on the results of the Oxford Quick Placement Test. Data were collected via Saito, Garza, and Horwitz’s (1999)Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS). The whole treatment/control period lasted for 11 weeks during a reading course. The experimental group (n = 28) received instruction in reading comprehension strategies (i.e., previewing, scanning for details, skimming, identifying the topic and main idea, finding supporting details, making inferences, understanding the author’s purpose, making predictions, dealing with unfamiliar words, using context clues, and summarizing). The control group (n = 27) received instruction by traditional teaching methods (i.e., reading, paraphrasing, translating, and answering the exercises).The results of the Mann-Whitney U Test indicated that instruction in English reading comprehension strategies had a positive effect on EFL learners in terms of reducing their English reading anxiety.

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