scholarly journals Use of a Graphic Organiser as a Pedagogical Instrument for the Sustainable Development of EFL Learners’ English Reading Comprehension

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13748
Author(s):  
Wenjuan Qi ◽  
Yuhong Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Coding Theory ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
English Reading ◽  
English Reading Comprehension

As a visual teaching tool, a Graphic Organiser aids students by constructing and displaying a graphic of the text’s structure, improving students’ sustainable development in English reading comprehension. However, few studies have investigated sustainable development in English reading comprehension using Graphic Organisers, although they might play a critical role in this. Thus, by adopting the methods of quasi-experimentation, observation and interview, this paper aims to address the following two questions from the perspectives of Schema Theory and Dual Coding Theory: (1) What is the effect of Graphic Organisers implemented in English reading on English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ sustainable development in English reading comprehension? Is it positive? (2) How do Graphic Organisers affect various groups of EFL learners’ sustainable development in English reading comprehension? One hundred students in an EFL school were chosen as research participants for this experiment, and the whole treatment lasted for three months. The results revealed that the application of Graphic Organisers improved EFL learners’ sustainable development in English reading comprehension overall. In addition, Graphic Organisers benefited EFL learners with a medium reading ability most in their sustainable development of English reading comprehension; Graphic Organisers also made a certain difference for students with low and high reading abilities.

scholarly journals Reading Strategies in Persian and English Languages and Their Influence on English Reading Comprehension Ability

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
M. Rahim Bohlooli Niri
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Problem Versus ◽  
Reading Comprehension Ability

<p>The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between successful readers’ strategies in Persian and English languages, and the impact of instruction of such strategies on English reading comprehension ability. The present study relies on Casanave’s (1998) expanded view of schema theory, the strategy schema, Goodman’s (1971) language transfer or linguistic independent hypothesis and Clarke’s idea of short-circuit or language ceiling hypothesis in ESL or EFL. This study also aims at finding an answer to the question of reading problem versus language problem, first raised by Alderson (1984, pp. 1-27) and then followed by Carrell (1991, pp. 159-179).</p>

scholarly journals UPAYA PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR BAHASA INGGRIS MELALUI PENERAPAN STRATEGI PEMAHAMAN BACAAN DIRECTED READING TINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Efi Padrita ◽  
Harun Sitompul ◽  
R Mursid
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Student Activity ◽  
English Reading ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Directed Reading

Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu mengetahui: (1) keaktifan siswa selama proses pembelajaran pemahaman bacaan bahasa inggris dengan menggunakan strategi pembelajaran DRTA (DRTA); (2 peningkatan kemampuan pemahaman bacaan bahasa inggris dengan menerapkan strategi pembelajaran DRTA. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: pembelajaran bahasa inggris diterapkan dengan strategi pembelajaran DRTA dan telah berhasil meningkatkan keaktifan siswa dalam belajar. Hal ini diketahui berdasarkan data observasi yang menunjukkan peningkatan keaktifan siswa selama siklus tindakan langsung. Pada siklus pertama terdapat 66,66 % siswa yang aktif selama proses pembelajaran berlangsung. Selanjutnya jumlah ini meningkat pada siklus kedua menjadi 91,66 % siswa yang aktif di kelas. Pembelajaran bahasa inggris dengan menerapkan strategi pemahaman bacaan DRTA dapat meningkatkan kemampuan memahami bacaan pada siswa. Berdasarkan pre test sebelum tindakan terdapat 36,11% siswa memiliki kemampuan memahami bacaan ≥ 70. Setelah dilaksanakan tindakan maka terjadi peningkatan yaitu pada siklus pertama terdapat 61,11 % siswa yang memperoleh nilai ≥ 70. Namun karena persentase tersebut belum memenuhi indikator keberhasilan tindakan maka dilakukan siklus kedua. Setelah siklus kedua dilaksanakan maka terjadi peningkatan kemampuan memahami bacaan siswa menjadi 86, 11% siswa yang memperoleh nilai ≥ 70. Kata Kunci: bahasa inggris, strategi pemahaman bacaan directed reading tinking activity  Abstract: The purpose of this study is to know: (1) the activeness of students during the learning process of English reading comprehension using DRTA learning strategies (DRTA); (2 improvement in English reading comprehension ability by applying DRTA learning strategies. The results of the study show that: English language learning is applied with DRTA learning strategies and has succeeded in increasing student activity in learning. This is known based on observation data which shows increased student activity during the action cycle Directly, in the first cycle there were 66.66% of students active during the learning process, then this number increased in the second cycle to 91.66% of students who were active in the class. Learning English by applying DRTA reading comprehension strategies could improve reading comprehension skills. Based on the pre-test before the action there were 36.11% of students had a reading ability of ≥70. After the action was taken, an increase occurred in the first cycle, there were 61.11% of students who got a score of ≥70. However, because the percentage was not meet the indicators of success of the action then the second cycle is carried out. After the second cycle was carried out, there was an increase in the ability to understand student reading to 86, 11% of students who received a value of ≥ 70. Keywords: english, reading comprehension strategy directed reading tinking activity

scholarly journals The Comparative Effect of Spacing Instruction and Massed Instruction on Intermediate EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension

SAGE Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401881102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Namaziandost ◽  
Fariba Rahimi Esfahani ◽  
Arash Hashemifardnia
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Placement Test ◽  
Comparative Effect ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
The Third ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Initial Session ◽  
English Reading Comprehension

This study compared the effects of spacing and massed instructions on Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ reading comprehension. To fulfill this objective, 50 Iranian participants were selected among 80 students based on the results of Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT). The intermediate selected participants were then randomly divided into two equal experimental groups; spacing group and massed group. Afterward, the researcher measured the participants’ English reading comprehension by administering a reading comprehension pretest. Then, five English texts from Active One Book were instructed to both experimental groups. In the massed class, each text was taught in an intensive 60-min session, whereas each text was taught to the spaced group in three short sessions (about 60 min in total). The first session lasted for 20 min; the second occurring 2 days after the initial session lasted 20 min; and the third session took 20 min and was held 2 days after the second session. After the instruction, a reading posttest was administered to the both groups and finally the data were analyzed by using paired and independent samples t tests. The obtained results indicated that there was a significant difference between the posttests of spacing and massed groups. The findings indicated that the spacing group significantly outperformed the massed group ( p < .05) on the posttest. The implications of this study can make the teachers aware that teaching through spaced intervals can provide better results than teaching through one massed session.

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