Storyboards and Reading Comprehension of Literary Fiction in English
This article reports on a study developed in order to help a group of six limited- proficient students of English (newcomers) to improve their reading comprehension of English novels by designing storyboards, a type of graphic organizer that condenses both images and scripts. The investigation was ...
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Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Ingles
2013-10-01
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This article reports on a study developed in order to help a group of six limited- proficient students of English (newcomers) to improve their reading comprehension of English novels by designing storyboards, a type of graphic organizer that condenses both images and scripts. The investigation was carried out in a public school in the state of North Carolina, United States, and lasted eight weeks. The following instruments were implemented in order to measure the impact of this investigation: two pre-tests and two posttests, a teacher’s journal, students’ portfolios, and the results of a reading benchmark. Data were analyzed using cross tabulation and coding of the data collected. The results revealed that storyboards can have a positive impact on English language learners with limited language proficiency.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9f8c1a0977648ecb68fa1a575843eac2023-09-06T05:58:22ZengAsociación Colombiana de Profesores de InglesHOW0120-59272013-10-01201Storyboards and Reading Comprehension of Literary Fiction in EnglishJosé Mario Molina Naar0Universidad de La Sabana, Bogotá This article reports on a study developed in order to help a group of six limited- proficient students of English (newcomers) to improve their reading comprehension of English novels by designing storyboards, a type of graphic organizer that condenses both images and scripts. The investigation was carried out in a public school in the state of North Carolina, United States, and lasted eight weeks. The following instruments were implemented in order to measure the impact of this investigation: two pre-tests and two posttests, a teacher’s journal, students’ portfolios, and the results of a reading benchmark. Data were analyzed using cross tabulation and coding of the data collected. The results revealed that storyboards can have a positive impact on English language learners with limited language proficiency. http://howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how/article/view/28fictiongraphic organizersnon-linguistic representationsnovelsreading comprehensionstoryboards |
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