CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION In this chapter, the researcher would like to present several points, there are background of the study, statements of the problem, objectives of the study, hypotheses of the study, significance of the study, scope and limitation of the study, and definition of key terms. 1.1 Background of the Study Language is crucial part of humans’ life in order to communicate with another. Understanding the meaning of language especially English which is not our own language is more difficult. Students should understand the meaning of the sentences when they learn or communicate each other without change the message of communication itself. However, learning language by using some methods, techniques, and strategies is more helpful to gain …show more content…
E., Pittelman, S. V.,1986). It helps students visually organize and graphically show the relationship between one piece of information and another. This strategy has been identified by researchers as an excellent strategy for increasing vocabulary and improving reading comprehension. 3) English Foreign Language Student (EFL Student) EFL student is a learner where English is not the dominant language. The teacher may be the only native English speaker they have exposure to. Outside of the classroom, students have very few opportunities to use English. The Students only use English in certain place such as school and University. 4) Reading Achievement Reading is crucial skill in learning language. Reading ability is an important tool for academic success because by reading the students can get the information and update their knowledge, reading can also increase the students’ vocabulary. Thus, reading comprehension is the reading activity which more thorough to understand the meaning, find the message of the text and reconstruct the idea of the reader. So, reading Achievement means the score of the students’ performance in reading
The reading strategies we discussed in class and in the courses content made me a better reader by showing me many different ways to read and write and understand it very well. It uses all these methods such as the KWL charts, writing a memo and reading the novel I selected helping me improve my skills greatly to become a better reader. Putting together the reading, writing oral communication and examining media all connected in helping me become a good reader and helped me to comprehend the understanding of making a personal connection to the world around you. That 's what help 's you in the future to make the the best choices possible so that later on when you make a mistake in reading you can look at the experience you had and learn how to properly correct yourself because at the end of the day they all deal with different skill set 's but all help you to become better in everything you
Reading determined how well students understand stories and information they read, 60% were near standard. There writing assessment result determined how well students communicated in writing, the area of performance level was 51%; how well students understand spoken information area of performance near standards was 72%; and how well students find and present information about a topic area performance near standards was
The Vocabulary Quilt strategy allows instructors to incorporate content vocabulary instruction at students’ English language proficiency. This strategy also allows students to work with others which promotes social-cultural development. The U-C-ME strategy allows instructors to uncover existing connections that students already have with content, concentrate on critical concepts, and monitor/evaluate the students understanding of a concept (Herrera, Perez, Kavimandan, & Wessels, 2013).
Accelerated reading offers a number of proven benefits to participants. It provides for authentic assessment, significantly contributes to improving reading scores and develops higher order thinking skills via the assessment, recognizing the achievement of the students. The program combines the reading of popular and rich literature with computer-based comprehension tests to provide inspiration for students to read books of higher quality and to read more in general. In addition, the accelerated reading software manages the records of the student to keep track of reading performance, which gives parents and teachers valuable information to evaluate motivation and reading comprehension
In Christina Haas and Linda Flower’s article, Rhetorical Reading Strategies and the Construction of Meaning, Haas and Flower explore the way reading should be seen. They believe that reading is a process that is actually constructive, and not receptive. This means that the meaning of a text being read is not the same for every reader, and is constructed by the reader for themselves. Haas and Flower performed a study to understand how college students interpret college-level reading.
The Argument on Reading Reading has at all times and in all ages been a great source of knowledge. It widens the horizon of thinking. It plays a key role to academic success. The ability to read is highly valued and very important for social and economic advancement.
Readings is the most fundamental skills taught in schools today. According to Weber (2012), reading unlocks information, provides the tools to problem solve, builds vocabulary and refunds comprehension skills. Subsequently, high expectations are translated into literary standards that have been developed to promote proficiency for early learning. Key components of successful reading instruction, as suggested by Weber (2012) including, explicit instruction, guided practice, on going assessment and diagnosing reading difficulties early.
The United States is a place of freedom. We are a mixing pot that unifies as one. Many religions, cultures, and languages make their home in the Unites States. Many foreigners see the U.S. as an opportunity to seek better lives and education, but when it comes to foreigners and native-born non-English speakers that do not yet know English, it becomes a little more difficult to go about an average day let alone make a better future. Children in school often become English Language Learners, or ELL, to assimilate to the American standards.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONCEPTS Behaviorist learning theory (module 1.2) I chose this topic because it has many applications to and utilities. Behaviorism aims to study the laws of association between a stimulus (S) and response (R) of the animal with respect to this stimulus (info). It will be dominant for a half century. These connectionist theories or associationists consider that the individual receives stimuli and sends responses.
The reader acquires a variety of vocabulary thus increases the quality of writing and reading for low level readers. Secondly, it makes the reader be able to interpret text by using word attack skills and text attack skills which improves the skill of reading. Lastly, it makes the reader to understand or comprehend difficult text in a book or reading material. Drawbacks or limitations of intensive reading are firstly, most time is spent on reading a small amount of text which is time consuming. Secondly, Reading new material mostly containing complex vocabulary and grammar is a long and slow process in order for the reader to understand the text in the reading material.
Learning a second language at a younger age is beneficial Most little kids first day of school is when they are approximately five years old, and about to enter kindergarten. Kids go to school from about age five till graduation from high school at about age eighteen. Most schools focus on the basic core subjects, such as math, reading, science and history. Until junior high or high school, foreign language is not even offered.
“You can’t see other people’s point of view when you have only one language,” declared psycholinguist, Frank Smith. Just as it is mentioned in this quote, foreign language is important; therefore, people should learn a foreign language at an early age. When learning a foreign language at an early age, it helps people to concentrate and increase comprehension skills. Also, at a young age, the mind is fresh, so the person can take in more information and can easily master a foreign language. In addition, most secondary schools, universities, and jobs require a foreign language to be known.
A. DISTRICT PHILOSOPHY After the federal government, I the no Child Left Behind Act, recognized English learners and defined students as “those whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language …” the different states and districts in the nation created their plans to identify and serve EL students (Wright 3). The LAUSD district promotes cultural diversity and acknowledges the educational needs of the different communities that encompass all ethnic and linguistic groups in Los Angeles. The master plan was created to help English learners in LAUSD to acquire the English language and at the same time succeed academically. Their goal is “to build on that rich heritage and expand upon it to ensure that
In second language learning, using visual aids is a necessity teaching strategy in both English as Second Language (ESL) classroom and English as Foreign Language (EFL) classroom (Allen, Kate & Marquez, 2011). They believed that using visual aids in the process of teaching a foreign language can strengthen what learners have learned and increase their interest. In their article, they proposed the positive impact of using visuals and they concluded that teachers should become aware of the strategies in which they can use visual aids and use them purposefully in the classroom to enhance students’ learning. Visual aids can be defined as using objects, drawings, charts, photographs, videos, multimedia presentation, etc.
This is attributed to boys’ attitude towards learning a foreign language. For boys, a foreign language subject is traditionally for women (Clark, 1995); thus, creating conflict between performed masculinities and language practice (Carr & Pauwels, 2006). Foreign or second language acquisition is also known to depend on the teaching approach of the educator. Some educational experts suggest that a natural approach is the most effective way of teaching. As opposed to rote learning, where students are asked to memorize words and focus on structures and rules, the natural approach is a process of learning that focuses more on language comprehension and terminology usage so that they can be used in communication (Terrel & Krashen, 1983).