Analysis of Reading Activities: The Case of Grade 11 text Book.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hailu, Alemu (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gadebo, Paulos | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-13T06:46:36Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-09T04:04:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-13T06:46:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-09T04:04:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main target of this study was to analyze the reading activities of grade 11 currently in use English textbook. Moreover, the study focused on the different kinds of reading activities and in which question types or tasks it was designed. The subjects of the study were 60 students from four sections (i.e, from each section 15 students selected) and four English teachers from grade 11, enrolled in 2006E.C. academic year. Then, the researcher were selected the subjects or students by random sampling and four grade 11 teachers in purposively selecting method. To obtain data, the researcher used textbook analysis, students’ questionnaire, and teachers’ interview. The data collected by using these tools were analyzed by frequencies of the tasks/activities in newly revised grade 11 English textbook. In relation to this, textbook data and teachers’ interview were analyzed qualitatively whereas students’ questionnaire analyzed in quantitative method of description. The major findings of the study was to show the variety and flexibility of the reading activities such as how the reading activities were presented and/or distributed in the textbook and in which type of questions did they constructed. For example, reading for: details, main ideas, word-attack skills, information transfer skills, predicting skill were designed below average. Next to this, reading for: overall idea, references, relating to their own idea, designed in moderate ways that help readers in developing the reading skills of the language. On the other hand, reading for: specific information and inferences stated more than average and both help the learners for selective reading purpose and for deducing or generalizing the text by using inference so as to understand the intention of the writer. Finally, based, on the insights obtained from the findings of the study, certain remedial suggestions such as what kinds of activities should be included in the textbook, emphasis of comprehension questions that designed in connection to the expected goals; developing reading skills have been stated. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/8430 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Reading Activities | en_US |
| dc.title | Analysis of Reading Activities: The Case of Grade 11 text Book. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |