The effectiveness of graphic organizers in comprehending literary texts
<p>The implementation of the Literature Component in the new Malaysian syllabus for English Language</p><p>provides ample impetus for the promotion of a reading culture and improvement of competence in the</p><p>English Language....
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| Format: | thesis |
| Language: | eng |
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2006
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| Online Access: | https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=11121 |
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| Summary: | <p>The implementation of the Literature Component in the new Malaysian syllabus for English Language</p><p>provides ample impetus for the promotion of a reading culture and improvement of competence in the</p><p>English Language. Therefore, it is important for ESL students in Malaysia to study literature.</p><p>However, this poses problems for most students as a majority of them have not been exposed to any</p><p>genre of Literature in their six years of primary education. Thus this study was postulated to</p><p>explore whether graphic organizers could be used as a tool in enhancing the learners' comprehension</p><p>of literary texts such as a novel. It also attempts to find out if this teaching strategy could be</p><p>utilized in the classroom to promote better comprehension of this literary text. Both the learning</p><p>and teaching aspects are essential in this study as there is a wealth of knowledge to be gained</p><p>from the proceedings in the classroom. Besides that, this study was conducted over a period of 8</p><p>weeks and the information required for this study was obtained through pre-test, post-test and the</p><p>learners' questionnaires. The findings indicated that graphic organizers are essential tools to aid</p><p>the learners in overcoming these barriers of comprehension. It also indicates that graphic</p><p>organizers also help the learners to develop and enhance their thinking skills.</p><p></p> |
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