Chunking, Elaborating, and Mapping Strategies in Teaching Reading Comprehension Using Content Area Materials  

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Setiasih, Lilies

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: World Journal of English Language vol. 5 no. 1 (2015), page 32-47.
Topik: chunking; elaborating; mapping strategies in Teaching Reading
Fulltext: 6272-20785-1-PB.pdf (237.82KB)

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This paper reports on an experimental study of the application of chunking, elaborating, and mapping strategies in teaching reading comprehension using content area reading materials. The research method employed a pretest-posttest control group design. The purpose was intended to answer the research problem related to the effect of the treatment on the students’ English reading achievement. The hypothesis proposed was that there was no difference in reading achievement scores of the two groups before and after the treatment. The subjects of the research were the first year students at the Economics Faculty, Bandung Islamic University, Indonesia. The research instruments were reading comprehension tests covering micro processes, integrative processes, macro processes, and elaborative processes. The data obtained through pretest and posttest, were statistically analyzed using t-test. The study showed that the treatment had a significant effect on the students’ reading achievement. In addition, the students in both groups were asked to fill in questionnaires to identify their perception on the trained reading strategies and teaching materials. The study indicated that their perception was mostly positive. In brief, this study suggests that chunking, elaborating, mapping, and summarizing strategies facilitate students’ reading comprehension in expository texts in the Indonesian context. However, further research utilizing different reading strategies should be conducted to explore other outcomes that might be more effective in EAP classrooms

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