The Learning Experience of EFL Junior High School Students’ Participation in a Shared Book Reading Program Targeting at Reading Strategies and Reading Motivation

• Main Authors: Yuan-chen Kao, 高圓真
• Other Authors: Dr. Yi-chien Lee
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/84910429007128574048

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 英語學系 === 103 === This study aims to investigate the influence of a shared book reading program on EFL junior high school students’ reading strategy development and reading motivation. The participants were 18 eighth graders whose English proficiency levels varied widely. The students learned five reading strategies which were activating background knowledge, predicting, clarifying, questioning, and summarizing in the program. In the beginning, the teacher explained and modeled these five reading strategies for the students. Then the students practiced applying the strategies they have learned to read the readers in four mix-ability groups. The results of the questionnaire, class observations, and interviews revealed that the teacher’s explanation and modeling of reading strategies, the teacher’s guidance during the students’ group work, and the students’ cooperation of applying reading strategies facilitated their reading strategy development. The students improved their application of activating background knowledge, predicting, questioning, and summarizing, but they needed more time to practice clarifying. Besides, possessing reading strategy knowledge and reading with peers increased the students’ reading motivation. They were more willing to read English materials after the program.