The Effectiveness of Extensive Reading Course at the English Department‚ State University of Malang‚ in Cultivating the Student’s Reading Strategies CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 Extensive Reading The term "extensive reading" was originally used by Palmer (1917‚ quoted by Day and Bamford‚ 1997) to distinguish it from "intensive reading" - the careful reading of short‚ complex texts for detailed understanding and skills practice. It has since acquired many other names: Mikulecky (1990
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would go about studying this problem and how it can be solved. This research is about the poor reading and writing skills among a group of students from the Candybrooks High school and how this affects their writing skills and prevent them from becoming a educated member of society. Background to Problem Writing well is not just an option for young people it is a necessity along with reading comprehension‚ writing skill is a predictor of academic success and a basic requirement for participation in
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Available online at www.sciencedirect.com System 37 (2009) 652–663 www.elsevier.com/locate/system Gains to L2 listeners from reading while listening vs. listening only in comprehending short stories Anna C.-S. Chang Applied English Department‚ Hsing-Wu College‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan Received 13 August 2008; received in revised form 30 November 2008; accepted 6 May 2009 Abstract This study builds on the concept that aural–written verification helps L2 learners develop auditory discrimination
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the train of events‚ we would know about the different reading processes. If we knew these processes‚ we would know what the child must learn to become a READER. II. PURPOSE OF THE PAPER - First‚ it tries to describe the sequence of events that transpire in one second of reading‚ in order to suggest the nature of the processes that link them. - Second‚ it attempts to relate this description to some facts about the acquisition of reading. - The description of chain of events is intended to be
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As I read The Rocking Horse Winner I used the before‚ during‚ and after reading comprehension strategies to better understand and get involved in the story. Using the before strategy‚ I found the purpose of the reading was to take part in the courses expectations and understand what I was about to read. I realized I had to read the story slowly and carefully so I could make connections‚ get involved‚ and create mental images. I wondered what the story was going to be about. All I had to work with
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skills---listening‚ speaking‚ reading and writing which are necessary to enable a person to effectively communicate. Reading is one of the fundamentals in education; it is the ability of an individual to recognize and enunciate properly the letters in every word with comprehension. Intelligent readers are not born; they are taught. Consequently‚ pre-reading stage of learning must be set well in order to provide the necessary and proper background for the successful start in actual reading activities. If the
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Reading in a Foreign Language ISSN 1539-0578 October 2010‚ Volume 22‚ No. 2 pp. 242–262 Repeated-reading-based instructional strategy and vocabulary acquisition: A case study of a heritage speaker of Chinese ZhaoHong Han and Cheng-ling Alice Chen Teachers College‚ Columbia University United States Abstract Repeated reading‚ a procedure involving repetition of the same text‚ has received copious attention from first language reading research providing highly converging evidence of its potency
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Robot waiters never lose patience Last updated 05:00 23/12/2010 ROBOT WAITER: Robots serve as entertainers‚ servers‚ greeters and receptionists at the Dalu Robot restaurant. Service with a smile also comes with an electronic voice at the Dalu Robot restaurant‚ where the hotpot meals are not as famous yet as the staff who never lose their patience and never take tips. The restaurant‚ which opened this month in Jinan in northern Shandong province‚ is touted as China’s first robot hotpot eatery
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states and a second language or a foreign language in other countries which is of common knowledge that improving the teaching of English in our schools is a universal effort. The concept of Reading Comprehension is that comprehension is directly related to the surface of our language process. Reading Comprehension is the ability to read text‚ process it and understand its meaning. An individual ’s ability to comprehend text is influenced by their traits and skills‚ one of which is the ability to make
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Westgroveheights‚ Camp 7‚ Baguio City‚ PHLIPPINES 2600 Tel. No. (074) 447-4030447-4031 www.cnslang.com _________________________________________________________________________________ Monthly Test Multiple Reading Skills- G (MRS-G) Name: Date: Teacher: Score: ________________________________________________________________________________ I. Use the given words in sentences. Three points each. *Minus one point in every grammatical error
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