Effective EFL Reading Comprehension and Recall : The role of note-taking strategy training using graphic organizers

ISBN-13: 9783639188820 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 116 str.

Karim Sadeghi

Opis

Although reading may be considered quite a new phenomenon exercised only by literate societies, it has been claimed that it is much older than printing or writing or even language itself. No matter which view takes precedence, since reading started to exist, it has served an endless variety of functions, the most prominent of which has been its use for learning and enjoyment. The effectivenness of a learning- focused reading is usually evaluted by the amount and quality of information recalled in the future. Proper reading for long-term retention purpoes becomes a more intricate task in L2 contexts (including EFL) where the reader has to grapple with both language and content. For the reading to result in long-trem retention, a variety of strategies have been proposed in the literature, of which one of the most widely-prcaticed is note-taking. This research- driven book evaluates the effectiveness of instructing readers in using the technique of graphic organisers (as a note-taking strategy) on the reading comprehension and recall of learners, and offers advice on how intermediate EFL readers may be assited in comprehension and retention of written material.

O autorze

Mina Rahmani, MA in TEFL, teaches EFL in Iran. Her research interests include reflective teaching and textbook evaluation. Karim Sadeghi, assistant professor of Applied Linguistics at Urmia University, has a PhD from the University of East Anglia, UK. His current research focuses on research evaluation and assessment in ELT.