Implementing GBA to improve Reading Comprehensionin Higher Education in Colombia
The current study took place in a private Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Sincelejo-Sucre; which focus group was six last semester-learners who were around twenty and thirty years old, chosen based on pre-test results, using the two highest, the two medium, and the two lowest scores to describ...
- Autores:
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Restrepo Ruiz, Marisela
Álvarez Ruíz, Liliana Patricia
Martinez Bula, Ligia Rosa
Herazo Chamorro, Mónica Isabel
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of investigation
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2024
- Institución:
- Corporación Universitaria del Caribe - CECAR
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio Digital CECAR
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.cecar.edu.co:cecar/10711
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.cecar.edu.co/handle/cecar/10711
- Palabra clave:
- English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
Genre-Based Approach (GBA)
Teaching-Learning Cycle
Reading Comprehension Skills
Reading Strategies
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Derechos Reservados. Corporación Universitaria del Caribe – CECAR
| Summary: | The current study took place in a private Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Sincelejo-Sucre; which focus group was six last semester-learners who were around twenty and thirty years old, chosen based on pre-test results, using the two highest, the two medium, and the two lowest scores to describe how the GBA enhanced these learners’ reading comprehension skills by using expository (cause-effect) texts. To this effect, only the deconstruction stage of the aforementioned cycle was developed to expose learners to the structure, language features, common words, expressions, and organization of this type of text, which was led by the teacher in an entire modeling stage. The data was gathered using three different quantitative and qualitative techniques: two pre-tests and two post-tests were implemented, and some surveys in forms of questionnaires were done to the focus group in order to triangulate the results objectively. The results revealed the positive incidence of the GBA in the subjects’ reading comprehension levels (literal, inferential, and critical thinking), enhancing their skills individually and contributing with some other findings. To conclude, it is essential to acknowledge learners’ weaknesses and strengths, since GBA was applied taking into account their needs, interests and context. |
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