Language Readability Levels of Reading Passages and Comprehension Levels of Exercises in Scaffolding English Coursebooks  

Oleh:

Listianingsih, Lusiana ; Harjanto, Ignatius

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah nasional - terakreditasi DIKTI
Dalam koleksi: Anima Indonesian Psychological Journal vol. 28 no. 03 (Apr. 2013), page 154-162.
Topik: language readability level; comprehension level; reading passage; exercise; tingkat keterpahaman bahasa; pemahaman bacaan; bacaan; latihan

Ketersediaan

Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: AA46 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

Lihat Detail Induk

Isi artikel

Reading passages should have language readability levels suiting to students’ grade levels. Indeed, reading comprehension exercises should help students develop their competences in comprehending texts. This study investigated the language readability levels of reading passages and the comprehension levels of exercises in Scaffolding for Grades 7, 8, and 9. Assessed using Flesch-Kincaid formula and Fry figure, the language readability levels of reading passages in Scaffolding coursebooks were below the grade levels of Indonesia EFL students using the coursebooks. Judged using Barrett’s Reading Comprehension Taxonomy, exercises in Scaffolding coursebooks were dominated by literal comprehension and reorganization exercises, and supplemented with low numbers of inferential comprehension and evaluation exercises.

Opini Anda

Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini!

Kembali