MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING LAC HONG UNIVERSITY NGUYEN THI MAI THU ENHANCING STUDENTS’ AWARENESS OF READING STRATEGIES AT PEOPLE’S POLICE COLLEGE II MASTER GRADUATION PROJECT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE DONG NAI, 2024 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING LAC HONG UNIVERSITY NGUYEN THI MAI THU ENHANCING STUDENTS’ AWARENESS OF READING STRATEGIES AT PEOPLE’S POLICE COLLEGE II MASTER GRADUATION PROJECT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAJOR: ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAJOR CODE: 8220201 TABLE OF CONTENTS INSTRUCTORS 1. Ly Ngoc Toan, Ph. Nguyen Thi Chau Anh, Ph. D DONG NAI, 2024 I TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS.
IV THE RECOGNIZANCE FOR NON-PLAGIARIZM. V LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. VI LIST OF TABLES .1 Background of the study .1 Statement of the problems .3 Purposes of the study .4 Scope of the study .5 Significance of the study .5 Chapter 1: LITERATURE REVIEW. Reading as a language skill.
Significance of reading comprehension. The levels of reading comprehension. The roles of reading strategies. Types of reading strategies.
Text-driven strategies. Think-aloud strategy. Participants and samples. Instruments for data collection.
Data collection procedure .40 Chapter 3: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS. The roles of reading strategies. Students’ awareness of reading strategies. Scale 1: Students’ knowledge of reading strategies.
Scale 2: Students’ beliefs of reading strategies. Scale 3: Students’ feelings of reading strategies. Discussion on research question 2 .76 Limitations of the study .77 Recommendations for further research. APPENDIX 1: The first questionnaire.
APPENDIX 2: The second questionnaire. APPENDIX 3: The third questionnaire. APPENDIX 4: Experimental materials. APPENDIX 5: Experimental activities.
III ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, I would like to express my utmost gratitude to my supervisor, Ly Ngoc Toan, Ph.D for his endless enthusiasm, patience, extensive expertise, and constant motivation. He was always available to review my work, address my inquiries without delay, and furnish me with valuable materials that facilitated the completion of this project. Additionally, I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the Director of the Foreign Languages and Informatics Faculty at People’s Police College II. He kindly permitted me to select the students to participate in the experimental course imperative for this research, which I am extremely appreciative of.
Moreover, I am deeply grateful to all my colleagues from Lac Hong University and People's Police College II for their insightful recommendations and willingness to share their invaluable experiences. Their perspectives undeniably enriched this project. Last but not least, I sincerely thank the 102 students from People’s Police College II who voluntarily participated in this study. Their contributions were fundamental to completing this research, and I greatly value the time they devoted to partaking in this project.
This acknowledgment sincerely encapsulates my gratitude to all those who supported the undertaking and fulfillment of this research endeavor and facilitated the comprehensive development and fruition of this project. Dong Nai, January, 2024 Author Nguyen Thi Mai Thu IV ABSTRACT This study aims to enhance awareness of reading strategies among students at People's Police College II (henceforth PPC II) in order to improve their English reading comprehension. Students face challenges comprehending texts due to disinterest, limited vocabulary, and ineffective teaching methods. The study investigates the importance of bottom-up, top-down, and think- aloud reading strategies in addressing comprehension problems.
Bottom-up strategies focus on understanding texts through vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure analysis. Top-down strategies rely on using background knowledge and making inferences. Think-aloud strategies involve verbalizing thought processes when reading. 102 first-year PPC II students from two classes specializing in Police of Administrative Management on Social Order and Police of Criminal Investigation on Hot Traces participated.
Quantitative data was gathered via questionnaires to shed light on the roles of reading strategies and raise students' knowledge. Using reading strategies helped students better understand what they were reading. Students increased their awareness of the importance of reading strategies. However, some problems persisted regarding getting students to read outside of class.
More reading strategies should be employed in the classroom to continue enhancing comprehension. Students' knowledge of reading strategy importance should be reinforced. Additional research into effective motivational techniques to inspire students to read outside of school is warranted.