Developing Reading Skills Through Digital Multi-Ending Stories In An Extensive Reading Program
This paper aims to determine the possible effects that the use of multi-ending e-books in an extensive reading program has in Uninorte students that are enrolled in level III, specifically in regards to the enhancement of reading skills (identifying the main idea, identifying details, and making inf...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | Colombia |
| Institución: | Universidad del Norte |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio Uninorte |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:manglar.uninorte.edu.co:10584/8117 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10584/8117 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Comprensión de lectura -- Inglés -- Enseñanza Inglés -- Enseñanza con ayuda de computadores. |
| Sumario: | This paper aims to determine the possible effects that the use of multi-ending e-books in an extensive reading program has in Uninorte students that are enrolled in level III, specifically in regards to the enhancement of reading skills (identifying the main idea, identifying details, and making inferences). To do this, 44 students were asked to participate in an extensive reading program during a period of 34 hrs. These students had the opportunity to choose from 10 different multi-ending stories in a pdf format, and they got 6 hours during the class to read, aside from the period they could have read at home. The research tools used were a pre and a post vocabulary questionnaire, two focus groups, and the results obtained in an extensive and intensive reading test. The results showed that the use of multi-ending e-books has positive effects awakening students’ interest, but not such positive results in the development and improvement of the reading skills that the course aims to enhance. Furthermore, it showed that the time used to develop reading skills is a strong variable that affects student’s performance and engagement. Key words: Reading skills, extensive reading, e-books, multi-ending stories, offline material, intensive reading, and reading comprehension. |
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