Based on the perspective of the schema theory and modern education technology,In this paper,the method of ran dom experimnet is used to measure how two types of schema instruction‘video clip’and‘multimedia coursew...Based on the perspective of the schema theory and modern education technology,In this paper,the method of ran dom experimnet is used to measure how two types of schema instruction‘video clip’and‘multimedia courseware’influence Chinese college students’reading comprehension of English argumentation.The results illustrate the schema instruction can not only develop the students’sensibility of English argumentation structure,but also activate the schema in students’memory.Mul timedia courseware instruction is superior to video clip instruction.The paper proposes its viewpoints concerned.展开更多
This paper examines reading comprehensions in 2005 MET. Statistic analysis shows that the MET in 2005 have certain validity,but there are some problems existing in these tests. The paper lists the problems and suggest...This paper examines reading comprehensions in 2005 MET. Statistic analysis shows that the MET in 2005 have certain validity,but there are some problems existing in these tests. The paper lists the problems and suggests some methods. The writer hopes that test-designers can pay much attention to them so as to improve the tests quality.展开更多
In the process of learning English, reading comprehension is a very important part. Firstly, the paper analyzes the translation's role in reading comprehension. Secondly, it considers translation could enhance Eng...In the process of learning English, reading comprehension is a very important part. Firstly, the paper analyzes the translation's role in reading comprehension. Secondly, it considers translation could enhance English reading comprehension. Thirdly,it mainly discusses the translation problem and skills of English Reading Comprehension.展开更多
Practical English Test for Colleges (PRETCO) examination is very important to higher vocational college students. Reading comprehension section, moreover, is the key part in the examination because it, in some degree,...Practical English Test for Colleges (PRETCO) examination is very important to higher vocational college students. Reading comprehension section, moreover, is the key part in the examination because it, in some degree, influences the total score of the examination. In this passage, the author is to illustrate some reading methods to help the students master the spirit of reading comprehension and grasp the methods and strategy of then so that they could get high score in this part.展开更多
Schema theory originated from western Countries.It explained explicitly how readers' world knowledge interacts with text to arrive at comprehension.Many Chinese English teachers use it to guide their teaching,but ...Schema theory originated from western Countries.It explained explicitly how readers' world knowledge interacts with text to arrive at comprehension.Many Chinese English teachers use it to guide their teaching,but most of them can not get an ideal outcome.First,this paper represent schemata and schematic theory briefly,and then explores the interactions beween schematic theory and reading comprehension.At last,the author lists out three factors that is helpful for comprehending and establishing new schemata.展开更多
Metacogonitive strategies are in connection with the reading process. It is essential for language learners to master a series of metacogonitive strategies. Teachers should conduct metacognitive training among student...Metacogonitive strategies are in connection with the reading process. It is essential for language learners to master a series of metacogonitive strategies. Teachers should conduct metacognitive training among students. Thus, students are sure to improve their reading proficiency with some metacognitive knowledge during the reading process.展开更多
Reading texts serve as an influx of comprehensible input for English learners. Graphic organizer is a decent way of demonstrating the discourse structures or organizational patterns of a text, which will enormously fa...Reading texts serve as an influx of comprehensible input for English learners. Graphic organizer is a decent way of demonstrating the discourse structures or organizational patterns of a text, which will enormously facilitate reading comprehension. This study would give a literature review on the impact of graphic organizers on English reading comprehension. Finally, some suggestions were proposed for future studies. Hopefully, the review will shed some light on reading studies and instructions in an EFL pedagogical context.展开更多
Reading comprehension is important for both teacher and students in high school.And there is a phenomenon in stu dents when they do the reading comprehension.If word recognition is difficult,students use too much of t...Reading comprehension is important for both teacher and students in high school.And there is a phenomenon in stu dents when they do the reading comprehension.If word recognition is difficult,students use too much of their time to read and understand the individual words,which interferes with their ability to comprehend what is read and waste too much of their time in the examination.This makes the comprehension difficult for high school students.The paper focuses on the methods for teach ers to eliminate lexical obstacles to reading comprehension in high school.展开更多
In recent years, reading comprehension is taking up a larger and larger part in almost every international test or domestic examination. Knowing the basic knowledge and grasping the test - taking tactics are key facto...In recent years, reading comprehension is taking up a larger and larger part in almost every international test or domestic examination. Knowing the basic knowledge and grasping the test - taking tactics are key factors of good reading comprehension. In this thesis, I will dwell on nine commonly used tactics for reading comprehension. This will help you to deal with the problems with reading comprehension efficiently.展开更多
The present paper is a correlational study of Junior college students' achievement test and reading comprehension test based on students' interests.Through the case study,students' interests should raw muc...The present paper is a correlational study of Junior college students' achievement test and reading comprehension test based on students' interests.Through the case study,students' interests should raw much attention while teachers choose textbooks or teaching materials or design teaching plan.展开更多
Despite that language learning strategy(LLS) has been heatedly discussed since its emergence in 1975, its conceptualization, categorization and strategy training models are still in dispute. However, what commonly rev...Despite that language learning strategy(LLS) has been heatedly discussed since its emergence in 1975, its conceptualization, categorization and strategy training models are still in dispute. However, what commonly revealed by most studies is that there is a positive correlation between the use of language learning strategy and language learners' performance. This paper applies Dornyei's classification, known as cognitive strategies, metacognitive strategies, social strategies and affective strategies. By reviewing previous studies on the application of metacognitive strategy in English as a second language(ESL) reading comprehension, plenty of useful implications for reading pedagogy are suggested. It further explains how certain important metacognitive strategies, namely Semantic Mapping(SM) and Experience-Text-Relationship(ETR), can be implemented in second language reading comprehension, aiming to encourage language learners to be aware of learning strategies,"learn how to learn"(Cohen, 1988, p66)!展开更多
Implications of second language reading learning are often aroused by the insights of reading experience in first language.Chi nese learners' performance concerning English reading comprehension may influenced by ...Implications of second language reading learning are often aroused by the insights of reading experience in first language.Chi nese learners' performance concerning English reading comprehension may influenced by Chinese language or English language.This pa per attempts to explore the influence of first language(Chinese) knowledge on second language(English) reading comprehension for Chi nese students in middle school.This investigation concerns over three aspects of L1 knowledge:genre knowledge,reading skills,and cultur al knowledge.It firstly demonstrates the research question.Then,based on schema theory,it introduces the research method and partici pants in this study.Furthermore,this paper presents the data of the investigation along with the data analysis.It finally concludes that the positive effects of L1 knowledge on L2 reading comprehension overweigh its negative effects.展开更多
This article will firstly review literature about the readers' prior knowledge and its roles in reading comprehension.Secondly,it will explore the kind of prior knowledge which should ESL tertiary students have in...This article will firstly review literature about the readers' prior knowledge and its roles in reading comprehension.Secondly,it will explore the kind of prior knowledge which should ESL tertiary students have in their English reading comprehension.Thirdly,the essay will describe a research among the ESL tertiary students from China about their views on the relationship between prior knowledge and reading comprehension.展开更多
With the development of society, English is pushed to be a significant position as a tool of communication. In English learning, the differences between Chinese culture and Occidental culture bring a lot of difficulti...With the development of society, English is pushed to be a significant position as a tool of communication. In English learning, the differences between Chinese culture and Occidental culture bring a lot of difficulties in English reading comprehension. And the effect mainly represents in vocabulary, grammar system, language background. This paper analyzes the effect from the three aspects to help Chinese English learners understand the effect better and give them some enlightenment in English reading comprehension.展开更多
Reading is a complex process of communication between writer and reader.Relevance theory proposes that communication is an ostensive-inferential process from the cognitive perspective.The thesis studies the English re...Reading is a complex process of communication between writer and reader.Relevance theory proposes that communication is an ostensive-inferential process from the cognitive perspective.The thesis studies the English reading teaching approach for higher vocational students and applies it to the question type of reading comprehension test in PRETCO-A.It proposes three research questions in view of actual condition of teaching English reading.By the questionnaires and tests,the relevant data are collected,analyzed and discussed.Three research results are proved to be effective in reading teaching.展开更多
Reading is a major way to learn a foreign language.In the past,reading is regarded as a passive process to receive information.The key point of reading is to comprehend.It requires learners to think,judge and reorgani...Reading is a major way to learn a foreign language.In the past,reading is regarded as a passive process to receive information.The key point of reading is to comprehend.It requires learners to think,judge and reorganize the information according to one's own experience and to create meaning for the context.展开更多
Reading has become one of the four essential skills in English study,without reading,it is difficult for the students to support independent and self-directed learning.With the arrival of the Information Age,our readi...Reading has become one of the four essential skills in English study,without reading,it is difficult for the students to support independent and self-directed learning.With the arrival of the Information Age,our reading materials gradually change from paper materials to electronic ones.So it becomes more and more important for college students to speed up their reading and develop a good reading habit in order to acquire as much information as possible.展开更多
Retelling is a very efficient means of generative learning; it engages students in meaning reconstruction, and consequently facilitates students' reading comprehension. This study aims to explore how the retelling...Retelling is a very efficient means of generative learning; it engages students in meaning reconstruction, and consequently facilitates students' reading comprehension. This study aims to explore how the retelling technique can affect Chinese tertiary-level students' reading comprehension of narrative and expository texts.展开更多
Comprehension is the base of reading and also the purpose of reading. Improving reading comprehension is one of the most important tasks in English study. Only mastering English basic knowledge, accumulating rich voca...Comprehension is the base of reading and also the purpose of reading. Improving reading comprehension is one of the most important tasks in English study. Only mastering English basic knowledge, accumulating rich vocabulary and using proper reading strategies and techniques can reading comprehension be improved effectively.展开更多
Reading comprehension test occupies nearly one third of the total NMET (National Matriculation English Test) mark. The simulated NMET is designed in accordance with the requirements of the NMET to find out learning we...Reading comprehension test occupies nearly one third of the total NMET (National Matriculation English Test) mark. The simulated NMET is designed in accordance with the requirements of the NMET to find out learning weakness, predict their performance on the NMET and make sufficient preparation for the NMET. Predictive validity is used to explore the predictive degree of language testing. On the basis of theories on predictive validity, this study tries to investigate the predictive validity of reading comprehension part in the simulated NMET and hopes to exert positive influence on senior three English teaching.展开更多
文摘Based on the perspective of the schema theory and modern education technology,In this paper,the method of ran dom experimnet is used to measure how two types of schema instruction‘video clip’and‘multimedia courseware’influence Chinese college students’reading comprehension of English argumentation.The results illustrate the schema instruction can not only develop the students’sensibility of English argumentation structure,but also activate the schema in students’memory.Mul timedia courseware instruction is superior to video clip instruction.The paper proposes its viewpoints concerned.
文摘This paper examines reading comprehensions in 2005 MET. Statistic analysis shows that the MET in 2005 have certain validity,but there are some problems existing in these tests. The paper lists the problems and suggests some methods. The writer hopes that test-designers can pay much attention to them so as to improve the tests quality.
文摘In the process of learning English, reading comprehension is a very important part. Firstly, the paper analyzes the translation's role in reading comprehension. Secondly, it considers translation could enhance English reading comprehension. Thirdly,it mainly discusses the translation problem and skills of English Reading Comprehension.
文摘Practical English Test for Colleges (PRETCO) examination is very important to higher vocational college students. Reading comprehension section, moreover, is the key part in the examination because it, in some degree, influences the total score of the examination. In this passage, the author is to illustrate some reading methods to help the students master the spirit of reading comprehension and grasp the methods and strategy of then so that they could get high score in this part.
文摘Schema theory originated from western Countries.It explained explicitly how readers' world knowledge interacts with text to arrive at comprehension.Many Chinese English teachers use it to guide their teaching,but most of them can not get an ideal outcome.First,this paper represent schemata and schematic theory briefly,and then explores the interactions beween schematic theory and reading comprehension.At last,the author lists out three factors that is helpful for comprehending and establishing new schemata.
文摘Metacogonitive strategies are in connection with the reading process. It is essential for language learners to master a series of metacogonitive strategies. Teachers should conduct metacognitive training among students. Thus, students are sure to improve their reading proficiency with some metacognitive knowledge during the reading process.
文摘Reading texts serve as an influx of comprehensible input for English learners. Graphic organizer is a decent way of demonstrating the discourse structures or organizational patterns of a text, which will enormously facilitate reading comprehension. This study would give a literature review on the impact of graphic organizers on English reading comprehension. Finally, some suggestions were proposed for future studies. Hopefully, the review will shed some light on reading studies and instructions in an EFL pedagogical context.
文摘Reading comprehension is important for both teacher and students in high school.And there is a phenomenon in stu dents when they do the reading comprehension.If word recognition is difficult,students use too much of their time to read and understand the individual words,which interferes with their ability to comprehend what is read and waste too much of their time in the examination.This makes the comprehension difficult for high school students.The paper focuses on the methods for teach ers to eliminate lexical obstacles to reading comprehension in high school.
文摘In recent years, reading comprehension is taking up a larger and larger part in almost every international test or domestic examination. Knowing the basic knowledge and grasping the test - taking tactics are key factors of good reading comprehension. In this thesis, I will dwell on nine commonly used tactics for reading comprehension. This will help you to deal with the problems with reading comprehension efficiently.
文摘The present paper is a correlational study of Junior college students' achievement test and reading comprehension test based on students' interests.Through the case study,students' interests should raw much attention while teachers choose textbooks or teaching materials or design teaching plan.
文摘Despite that language learning strategy(LLS) has been heatedly discussed since its emergence in 1975, its conceptualization, categorization and strategy training models are still in dispute. However, what commonly revealed by most studies is that there is a positive correlation between the use of language learning strategy and language learners' performance. This paper applies Dornyei's classification, known as cognitive strategies, metacognitive strategies, social strategies and affective strategies. By reviewing previous studies on the application of metacognitive strategy in English as a second language(ESL) reading comprehension, plenty of useful implications for reading pedagogy are suggested. It further explains how certain important metacognitive strategies, namely Semantic Mapping(SM) and Experience-Text-Relationship(ETR), can be implemented in second language reading comprehension, aiming to encourage language learners to be aware of learning strategies,"learn how to learn"(Cohen, 1988, p66)!
文摘Implications of second language reading learning are often aroused by the insights of reading experience in first language.Chi nese learners' performance concerning English reading comprehension may influenced by Chinese language or English language.This pa per attempts to explore the influence of first language(Chinese) knowledge on second language(English) reading comprehension for Chi nese students in middle school.This investigation concerns over three aspects of L1 knowledge:genre knowledge,reading skills,and cultur al knowledge.It firstly demonstrates the research question.Then,based on schema theory,it introduces the research method and partici pants in this study.Furthermore,this paper presents the data of the investigation along with the data analysis.It finally concludes that the positive effects of L1 knowledge on L2 reading comprehension overweigh its negative effects.
文摘This article will firstly review literature about the readers' prior knowledge and its roles in reading comprehension.Secondly,it will explore the kind of prior knowledge which should ESL tertiary students have in their English reading comprehension.Thirdly,the essay will describe a research among the ESL tertiary students from China about their views on the relationship between prior knowledge and reading comprehension.
文摘With the development of society, English is pushed to be a significant position as a tool of communication. In English learning, the differences between Chinese culture and Occidental culture bring a lot of difficulties in English reading comprehension. And the effect mainly represents in vocabulary, grammar system, language background. This paper analyzes the effect from the three aspects to help Chinese English learners understand the effect better and give them some enlightenment in English reading comprehension.
文摘Reading is a complex process of communication between writer and reader.Relevance theory proposes that communication is an ostensive-inferential process from the cognitive perspective.The thesis studies the English reading teaching approach for higher vocational students and applies it to the question type of reading comprehension test in PRETCO-A.It proposes three research questions in view of actual condition of teaching English reading.By the questionnaires and tests,the relevant data are collected,analyzed and discussed.Three research results are proved to be effective in reading teaching.
文摘Reading is a major way to learn a foreign language.In the past,reading is regarded as a passive process to receive information.The key point of reading is to comprehend.It requires learners to think,judge and reorganize the information according to one's own experience and to create meaning for the context.
文摘Reading has become one of the four essential skills in English study,without reading,it is difficult for the students to support independent and self-directed learning.With the arrival of the Information Age,our reading materials gradually change from paper materials to electronic ones.So it becomes more and more important for college students to speed up their reading and develop a good reading habit in order to acquire as much information as possible.
文摘Retelling is a very efficient means of generative learning; it engages students in meaning reconstruction, and consequently facilitates students' reading comprehension. This study aims to explore how the retelling technique can affect Chinese tertiary-level students' reading comprehension of narrative and expository texts.
文摘Comprehension is the base of reading and also the purpose of reading. Improving reading comprehension is one of the most important tasks in English study. Only mastering English basic knowledge, accumulating rich vocabulary and using proper reading strategies and techniques can reading comprehension be improved effectively.
文摘Reading comprehension test occupies nearly one third of the total NMET (National Matriculation English Test) mark. The simulated NMET is designed in accordance with the requirements of the NMET to find out learning weakness, predict their performance on the NMET and make sufficient preparation for the NMET. Predictive validity is used to explore the predictive degree of language testing. On the basis of theories on predictive validity, this study tries to investigate the predictive validity of reading comprehension part in the simulated NMET and hopes to exert positive influence on senior three English teaching.
