Reading strategies of average and weak ESL readers: a case study
This study approaches reading from the psycholinguistic standpoint. Miscue analysis is used to investigate the reading strategies of a group of average and weak ESL readers from Sekolah Menengah Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. The readers' miscues were analyzed in accordance with Yetta Goodman and B...
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| Language: | English English |
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1988
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8857/1/FPP_1988_3%20IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | This study approaches reading from the psycholinguistic
standpoint. Miscue analysis is used to investigate the reading
strategies of a group of average and weak ESL readers from
Sekolah Menengah Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. The readers' miscues
were analyzed in accordance with Yetta Goodman and Burke's
Reading Miscue Inventory (1972). The research addresses itself
to the question of how these readers utilized the language cues
- graphophonic, syntactic and semantic - to help them make
sense of the text.
The findings shows that both groups of readers depended
extensively on graphophonic cues and were less efficient in
using syntactic and semantic cues. Qualitative analysis of the miscues show that when the readers did resort to the syntactic
and semantic cues, the average readers produced better quality
miscues.
The applicability of miscue analysis as a research tool is
indicated in the suggestions for further research. The
pedagogical implications of the findings underscore the
practical use of miscue analysis in the classroom. |
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