scholarly journals Enhancing Oral English Communication Ability of Thai EFL Undergraduates via Interactive Reading Comprehension Teaching (IRCT)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaruingam Phungshok Shimray ◽  
Usa Intharaksa ◽  
Patson Jaihow ◽  
Kemtong Sinwongsuwat
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Interactive Reading ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Communication Ability ◽  
Work Samples ◽  
Experimental Group

This paper reports on the effectiveness of Interactive Reading Comprehension Teaching (IRCT) in improving the oral English communication ability of Prince of Songkla University (PSU) undergraduates. It is based on a pre- and post-test quasi-experimental study employing IRCT, composed of self–study reading assignments and a structured peer-teaching project. The participants who were purposively sampled to partake in the study included 105 second- and third-year undergraduates from various faculties who were enrolled in a functional reading course, of which 46 was assigned to the control group and 49 was treated as the experimental group. One-on-one and group oral assessments were administered to both groups at the end of the course after IRCT implementation. The results showed IRCT had a very positive effect on the oral communication skills of the students in the experimental group, significantly improving their confidence and motivation toward speaking English. The students’ opinions from a questionnaire also revealed high speaking improvement, reinforced by evidence from close observations, interviews, and student work samples. IRCT was, therefore recommended as a reading-based approach to improving students’ oral English communication.

scholarly journals Enhancing Oral English Communication Ability of Thai EFL Undergraduates via Interactive Reading Comprehension Teaching (IRCT)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaruingam Phungshok Shimray ◽  
◽  
Usa Intharaksa ◽  
Patson Jaihow ◽  
Kemtong Sinwongsuwat
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Interactive Reading ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Communication Ability ◽  
Work Samples ◽  
Experimental Group

This paper reports on the effectiveness of Interactive Reading Comprehension Teaching (IRCT) in improving the oral English communication ability of Prince of Songkla University (PSU) undergraduates. It is based on a pre- and post-test quasi-experimental study employing IRCT, composed of self–study reading assignments and a structured peer-teaching project. The participants who were purposively sampled to partake in the study included 105 second- and third-year undergraduates from various faculties who were enrolled in a functional reading course, of which 46 was assigned to the control group and 49 was treated as the experimental group. One-on-one and group oral assessments were administered to both groups at the end of the course after IRCT implementation. The results showed IRCT had a very positive effect on the oral communication skills of the students in the experimental group, significantly improving their confidence and motivation toward speaking English. The students’ opinions from a questionnaire also revealed high speaking improvement, reinforced by evidence from close observations, interviews, and student work samples. IRCT was, therefore recommended as a reading-based approach to improving students’ oral English communication.

scholarly journals Improving Students' Reading Comprehension of Report Text with KWL Strategy

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Nudiya Afiya Farha ◽  
Rohani Rohani
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Eleventh Graders ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Sample Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Significant Achievement ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Report Text

ABSTRACT This research was carried out to know the effectiveness of implementing KWL strategy to improve students’ reading comprehension of report text and to know whether there is a significant achievement difference between students who were taught with KWL strategy and those who were not. The instrument used was a multiple choice reading comprehension test. Seventy two eleventh graders of SMA Negeri 1 Bae Kudus were selected as the sample. They were divided equally into experimental and control group. The data collection involved pre-test, treatments, and post-test. The result of the implementation of KWL strategy in the experimental group improved the students’ participation, motivation, and interest during teaching and learning process. In addition, the results of pre-test and post-test showed that mean score of the experimental group had a higher increase from 74.58 to 90.97 than the control group (from 72.77 to 87.77). However, the Independent Sample Test showed there was no significant achievement difference between the students who were taught with KWL strategy and those who were not. (1.80) was higher than.  Keywords: Quasi-experimental; KWL strategy; reading comprehension; report text

scholarly journals SCAFFOLDED READING EXPERIENCE (SRE) IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-74
Author(s):  
Herawati Unmura
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Reading Experience ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

The scaffolded reading experience framework consists of a set of prereading, during-reading, and post-reading activities to use with any genre of text, including fiction and nonfiction. The aim of this study was the effectiveness of scaffolded reading experience in teaching reading comprehension to the students of Musi Rawas University? The method used in this research was quasi-experimental method. The population of this study was all of the students of Musi Rawas University. The sample of this study was students of accounting study progrom in first semester taken through convenience non random sampling. The data were collected through a written test. It was pre-test and post test. The data analyzed through t-test formula. From this study it was found that the students’ pre-test average score in the experimental group was 55 and in the control group was 53.91. Meanwhile the students’ post-test average score in the experimental group was 80 and the students’ average score in the control group was 75. In addition of t-obtained were 2.049 where the value of t-table was 1.684 at df 74 in significance level of 0.05 and with one-tailed testing. Since the value of t-obtained was higher than the critical value of the t-table (2.049>1.684), it can be concluded that, teaching reading comprehension by using scaffolded reading experience (SRE) to the students of Musi Rawas University was effective.

scholarly journals TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH TASK BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Kamba Janna Mufabar ◽  
Hilaluddin Hanafi ◽  
Aderlaepe Aderlaepe
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Reading Motivation ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

This study attempted to find out: (1) Whether the Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) affects students’ reading comprehension or not, (2) The application of task based language teaching towards students’ reading motivation. This study employed quasi experimental design to scrutinize the applicability of TBLT which involving 2nd grade students of Junior High School 7 Kendari registered in academic year 2019/2020. To this end, 62 participants (including an experimental group and a control class ones) were selected through purposive sampling from among 180 students. Task Based Language Teaching was applied in teaching reading comprehension in experimental group while in control group ones was applied conventional. Both groups were taught the same topic. The test was administered before treatment (pre-test) to examine the students’ previous reading comprehension and it was then compared with their post-test to examine their reading comprehension after being taught using TBLT. Reading test and questionnaire as the instruments of this study. The data from reading test was used to figure out the students’ reading comprehension by using t-test while the data from questionnaire was to figure out the students’ reading motivation. All collected data were computed and analysed by using SPSS 24. The results of reading comprehension test revealed that TBLT significantly effects students’ reading comprehension. Moreover, the result of questionnaire displayed that the students became more motivated to read through Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT).   Keywords: Reading Comprehension, Task Based Language Teaching.

scholarly journals TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH THE INTERACTIVE TECHNIQUE

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-37
Author(s):  
Aleti Monarisa ◽  
Bambang Suwarno ◽  
Mulyadi .
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Interactive Technique ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
Experimental Group

The objective of this research was to find out whether the Interactive technique could improve students’ reading comprehension. This was a quasi-experimental research. The population of this research was the eighth grade students of SLTP Negeri 1 Kota Bengkulu which consisted of 193 students. The sample of this research was the class VIII.2 (34 students) as the experimental group and the VIII.3 (40 students) as the control group. The instrument was a reading comprehension test, which consisted of 40 items. Before the pre-test was given, it was tried out to the students of the same level. The result was t-count in the pre-test was smaller than t-table (1.26 < 2.042). This indicated that the groups were of equal ability. For the post-test, in contrast, the t-count was greater than t- table (2.7 > 2.042). This indicated that the interactive technique could improve students’ reading comprehension.

scholarly journals Comic Strips Toward Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Ida Yuliani
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Comic Strips ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Alternative Hypotheses ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

This study focuses on the investigation of the influence of teacher’s teaching technique on student’s reading comprehension achievement using comic strips media. In this study, the writer used a quasi-experimental design. The population of this study is tenth-grade students of SMAN 1 Buay Madang Timurwith 122 students, meanwhile, the writer used purposive sampling as a method for taking a sample. Therefore, class X.MIA 2 was chosen as an experimental group that is taught reading comprehension using comic strips and class X.IIS 2 as a control group who were taught reading comprehension using conventional media. Moreover, the writer used multiple-choice descriptive text. Based on the finding, the mean score of the pre-test experimental group was 50.97 and the mean score of the post-test experimental group was 78.84. While the mean score of the pre-test control group was 38.40 and the post-test score was 43.07 and the result of analyzing the data using SPSS 16, P output was 0.000, It is less than the critical value significance level (0.05). It means that alternative hypotheses (Ha) is accepted and null hypotheses (Ho) is rejected. It can be concluded that there is any significance between the students who are taught by using comic strips media and the students who are taught by using conventional media.

scholarly journals The Effects of Quality Books for Children and the Metacognitive Strategy on Students’ Self-Esteem Levels

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erkan Cer ◽  
Ertugrul Sahin
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Metacognitive Strategy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Using a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups, 93 eighth grade students were randomly assigned either to the experimental or to the control group and responded to the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale two weeks before and after the intervention. While the students in the experimental group were instructed in quality books for children and reading comprehension skills based on metacognitive strategy for 10 weeks, the control group only received typical non-quality books. Study results showed that while the pre-test self-esteem scores of the students in both groups were similar before the intervention, the post-test self-esteem scores of the students in the experimental group were significantly higher than of those in the control group. Quality books and metacognitive strategy for students may not only help improve reading comprehension but also may increase self-esteem level.

scholarly journals The Use of Picture-Kwl Technique in Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension: A Cooperative Learning Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 530-541
Author(s):  
Mutakhirani Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Learning Progress ◽  
Experimental Group

The objective of this research was to find out whether the use of Picture-KWL technique in improving students’ reading comprehension: a cooperative learning approach could improve the reading comprehension and the interest of the students in reading. The design of this research is quasi experimental which the experimental group would be employed treatment Picture-KWL in cooperative learning approach while the control group would be employed treatment using conventional techniques by the researcher. The findings indicated that the experimental class scored higher on the reading comprehension in post-test than their peers did in the control class. The researcher concluded that the technique was successful in improving the reading comprehension performance and recommended that the technique should be integrated into the English Syllabus specially in teaching reading comprehension. Moreover, based on the students’ respond on questionnaire, it shows that the students’ interest was categorized as interested. And also observation showed that the students’ progress were excellent in the classroom during learning progress.

scholarly journals THE USE OF MIND MAPPING TO TEACH READING COMPREHENSION

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Sopian Saori
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Mapping Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Reading Tests ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The research was aimed at finding out the impact of using mind mapping toward students’ reading comprehension. This study was classified as a quasi experimental research design using two intact classes as an experimental and control group. The experimental group was treated using mind-mapping technique, while the control group was subjected to conventional learning technique. The sample of this study was the first year students of Nabi’ Nubu’ Islamic Senior High School. The instrument of this study employed reading test for students in both groups. The reading tests were distributed in the pre-test and post-test. The data analysis used descriptive and inferential statistic. The data were met the normal and homogeneous data. The result of the study showed that the mean scores of the experimental group (71.76) was higher than the control group (60.24) after treatment was given. Thus, the use of mind mapping has a significant effect towards students’ reading comprehension. It indicated that the technique can be an alternative technique to teach reading comprehension.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF BIG BOOKS AS TEACHING MEDIA ON THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION IN SOUTH BALI

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
IMS Jayendra ◽  
PK Nitiasih ◽  
NWS Mahayanti
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Better Than

The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not there was any significant effect on the second grade students’ reading comprehension taught by using Big Books as teaching media. The design of this study used post test only control group of quasi experimental research. Therefore the population of this study was second grade students in south Bali. The data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The result of the data analysis showed that students in experimental group performed better than the students in control group. It was proven by the resultthat showed the mean score of the experimental group was 81.59 while the mean score of the control group was 73.64. The result of the t-test also showed the value of t-observed (tobs) was 3.009 and the value of t-critical value (tcv) was 2.018. It shows the value of tobs is higher than the value of tcv. Therefore, it could be concluded that there was significant effect of Big Books as teaching media on the second grade students’ reading comprehension in south Bali.

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