Effects of Listening While Reading (LWR) on Swahili Reading Fluency and Comprehension
A number of studies have examined the contribution of technology in teaching such languages as English, French, and Spanish, among many others. Contrarily, most LCTL’s, have received very little attention. This study investigates if listening while reading (LWR) may expedite Swahili reading fluency...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncolctl.org/files/jncolctl-vol-20/Effects%20of%20Listening%20While%20Reading%20%28LWR%29%20on%20Swahili%20Reading%20Fluency%20and%20Comprehension.pdf |
| Summary: | A number of studies have examined the contribution of technology in teaching such languages as English, French, and Spanish, among many others. Contrarily, most LCTL’s, have received very little attention. This study investigates if listening while reading (LWR) may expedite Swahili reading fluency and comprehension. The study employed the iBook Author tool to create weekly mediated and interactive reading texts, with comprehension exercises, which were eventually used to collect descriptive and qualitative data from four Elementary Swahili students. Participants participated in a seven week reading program, which provided them with some kind of directed self-learning, and met with the instructor for at least 30 minutes every week for observation and more reading activities. The teacher recorded their reading scores, and a number of themes on how LWR influenced reading fluency and comprehension are discussed here. It shows that participants have a positive attitude towards LWR and they suggest it for all the reading classes. |
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| ISSN: | 1930-9031 1930-9031 |