English Language in Focus (ELIF)
Vol 3, No 1 (2020): English Language in Focus (ELIF)

Promoting Reading Comprehension Among English Language Learners: KWLS Technique

Surti Milarisa (STIE Muhammadiyah Tanjung Redeb)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Aug 2020

Abstract

Reading is a complex linguistic process in which students have a deeper knowledge of how to interpret reading texts. Teachers need some informative methods to stimulate student motivation in the learning process to improve students reading capabilities. Based on the research purpose, the researcher decided to implement the KWLS technique at STIE Muhammadiyah Tanjung Redeb East Borneo. This study was Classroom Action Research (CAR) which covered standardized indicators suggested by Kemmis and McTaggart, including planning, observing, implementing, and reflecting. As the results of this research, it indicated that the technique can provide an opportunity for students to develop their reading comprehension and to meet a minimum standard of passing. After conducting the study, the researcher found that the KWLS technique was very successful in increasing students' reading comprehension. The improvements in the student's passing grade have been revealed or no student with a low score in the second cycle.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ELIF

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

English Language in Focus (ELIF) Journal conceptually concerned on an interdisciplinary field of English Applied Linguistics and Literature, including: Bilingualism Multilingualism Conversation Analysis Contrastive Linguistics Sign Linguistics Language Assessment Literacies Discourse Analysis ...