An Action Research on Trying to Improve Students’ English Reading Ability by Instructing Students to Apply Reading Strategies in Reading Practice.docVIP

An Action Research on Trying to Improve Students’ English Reading Ability by Instructing Students to Apply Reading Strategies in Reading Practice Content Introduction Reading Strategies Action Research Research Design Research Hypothesis and Research Questions Research Instruments Research Methods Research Procedures References Appendix Introduction Reading Strategies Different definitions have been given to reading strategies. According to Johnson, K and Helen (2001), reading strategies can be defined as conscious process that readers use to overcome problem that they come across in reading. Therefore, we can consider reading strategies as a kind of tool that can help readers to smooth their reading process and get benefits with less effort. Thus, instruction of reading strategies may be a useful way to help students improve their reading ability. Action Research Since we all have known about the basic meaning and some characteristics of action research, here I will not restate them in details. But in order to make the process of this research more clear, a brief introduction of the processes of an action research will be discussed. According to Bailey, Curtis and Nunan (2004:137), the whole process of an action includes: (1)finding a puzzle or a problem, (2) some preliminary investigation to get the basic data for raising a hypothesis on the issue, (3) the design of an intervention strategy, (4) carrying out the strategy and collection of the results, (5) reporting on the outcome, and (6) planning the next cycle. In the part of research procedures, the above steps will be follow when stating the major procedures. Reading Design Research Questions Although it may be a truth that a student who got higher score in reading tests is the one who has higher awareness of applying reading strategies, it still requires rigorous analysis when it is discussed in a new situation. Therefore, the research will firstly make sure of the problem that: (1) whether it’s true th