Reading Comprehension in English Using Literary Text : With the Aid of Questions Based on Stylistics and Pair Work

DOI

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 文学テクストを用いた英文読解 : 文体論に基づいた発問とペアワークを活用して

Description

Literary text provides subtle language use, but is seldom used in textbooks. Even if it is used, it is for fast reading material. The purpose of this study is to investigate how learners change their reading comprehension through pair and class discussion by answering questions based on stylistics, which helps them focus on language form. The experiment was conducted on university students for three weeks. The result shows that (1) learners can understand the aim of the questions if they are asked to compare the difference between a pair of synonyms which turns out to be meaningful in the context and that (2) learners come to articulate the reasons of their reading comprehension and gain confidence by sharing their knowledge in pair and class discussion.

Journal

  • CASELE Research Bulletin

    CASELE Research Bulletin 44 (0), 21-30, 2014

    The Chugoku Academic Society of English Language Education

Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390282680744349696
  • NII Article ID
    110009857594
  • DOI
    10.18983/casele.44.0_21
  • ISSN
    21898103
    03851192
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
  • Abstract License Flag
    Allowed

Report a problem

Back to top