The diagram of boxes: developing integrated reading strategies

Authors

  • Maria Edith Larenas S.M
  • Ninette Cartes Enriquez

Keywords:

Reading strategies, Diagram of Boxes, Spanish as mother tongue.

Abstract

This study aims to create a reading instrument (Diagram of Boxes) which would allow students to classify and summarize pieces of information in a text. The work was based on three steps: a pre-test, the development of reading strategies and the assessment of such instrument. The subjects are ten randomly-selected native speakers, studying Spanish as their first language. Results show that the students managed to work in pairs to comment on linguistic aspects and the content of the texts. After reading many different texts, they were able to comprehend, write and compose oral texts of many kinds. The statistic results show significant improvements to those who followed the Diagram in opposition to others who didn’t.

Author Biographies

Maria Edith Larenas S.M

Maria Edith Larenas SanMartin. – Instructor. University of Concepcion, Chile. Master in Education. Her areas of interest are: evaluation in education, English for Specific Purposes, and teaching through the computer (long distance teaching).

Ninette Cartes Enriquez

Ninette Cartes Enriquez. – Associate Professor University of Concepcion, Chile. Master of Arts in Linguistics. Her areas of interest are: Applied Linguistics and studies in cognition and teaching English as a second language.

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Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2001)

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Papers

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