MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUY NHON UNIVERSITY NGUYEN PHUONG NGAN EFFECTS OF SCHEMA-BASED ACTIVITIES ON EFL LEARNERS’ READING COMPREHENSION Field: Theory and Methodology of English Language Teaching Code: 8140111 Supervisor: Assoc. Nguyen Quang Ngoan Binh Dinh - 2022 BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC QUY NHƠN NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG NGÂN ẢNH HƯỞNG CỦA CÁC HOẠT ĐỘNG HOẠT HÓA KIẾN THỨC NỀN ĐỐI VỚI KHẢ NĂNG ĐỌC HIỂU CỦA NGƯỜI HỌC TIẾNG ANH Ngành: Lý luận và phương pháp dạy học bộ môn Tiếng Anh Mã số: 8140111 Người hướng dẫn: PGS. Nguyễn Quang Ngoạn Bình Định - 2022 i STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP I declare that the information reported in this study is the result of my own work and effort, except where due reference is made. The thesis has not been accepted for any degree and is not concurrently submitted to any candidature for any degree or diploma.
Binh Dinh, August 2022 Nguyen Phuong Ngan ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS During the process of doing this thesis, I have received invaluable support, precious ideas and timely encouragements from my supervisor, family and friends. This paper could not have been successfully completed without their helps, encouragement and contributions. I take this chance to appreciate them for their expert advice and wise comments and generous time. First and foremost, I am grateful to my supervisor, Assos.
Nguyen Quang Ngoan, for his amazing supervision. His outstanding knowledge, professional teaching-related expertise, kind support and continuous assistances went through the process of doing this thesis. His encouragement and comment had significantly enriched and improved my work. I appreciate his accommodating guidelines and suggestions, great patience, and strong management skills in helping me resolve obstacles when I carried out my thesis.
I feel fortunate to have had him support my work. This study was made achievable by the presence of the enthusiastic students at Au Viet Center in Khanh Hoa Province, who devoted their time taking part in this research. I am also thankful to my colleagues for their fascinating assistance, support and management during the pilot phase. Last but not least, a special thank is given to my beloved parents and sister for their encouragement and support throughout thesis education.
iii ABSTRACT Reading comprehension is one of four important skills in learning any languages. However, many learners still have difficulties in improving their reading comprehension. This research aims at investigating the effects of schema-based activities on EFL learners’ reading comprehension. The research employed a quasi-experimental method in a mixed-method design with the participation of 80 EFL tenth-grade learners in an English center in Khanh Hoa Province.
These participants were divided into 2 groups: control group and experimental group. Three research instruments were two reading comprehension tests, a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. The findings showed that schema-based activities have positive effects on learners’ reading comprehension such as increasing reading speed, motivating interests, providing real-world knowledge and specific purposes before reading, and so on. Keywords: schema activation, schema-based activities, reading comprehension iv TABLE OF CONTENTS STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP.
iii TABLE OF CONTENTS. iv LIST OF TABLES. viii LIST OF FIGURES. x LIST OF ABBRREVIATIONS.
Aim and objectives of the study. Significance of the study. Scope of the study. Definitions of terms.
Structure of the thesis. Reading comprehension approaches. Reading comprehension teaching and learning. The importance of English language reading.
Reading testing and assessment. Types of schemas. Schema-based activities and reading comprehension. The effects of schema-based activities on reading comprehension.
Pedagogical implication of schema-based activities in reading comprehension. Related studies on applying schema activation to teach L2 reading comprehension. Research aim and hypotheses. Material and time frame.
Material and lesson plan. Reading comprehension tests. The semi-structured interview. Data collection procedure.
Validity and reliability. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION. Students’ achievement in reading comprehension between the control group and experimental group before and after the intervention. Students’ achievement in reading comprehension between the two groups before the intervention.
Students’ achievement in reading comprehension between the two groups after the intervention .