Analysis Of Reading Activities The Case Of Grade 11 Text Book.

The main target of this study was to analyze the reading activities of grade 11rncurrently in use English textbook. Moreover, the study focused on the differentrnkinds of reading activities and in which question types or tasks it was designed.rnThe subjects of the study were 60 students from four sections (i.e, from eachrnsection 15 students selected) and four English teachers from grade 11, enrolledrnin 2006E.C. academic year. Then, the researcher were selected the subjects orrnstudents by random sampling and four grade 11 teachers in purposivelyrnselecting method.rnTo obtain data, the researcher used textbook analysis, students’ questionnaire,rnand teachers’ interview. The data collected by using these tools were analyzedrnby frequencies of the tasks/activities in newly revised grade 11 Englishrntextbook. In relation to this, textbook data and teachers’ interview were analyzedrnqualitatively whereas students’ questionnaire analyzed in quantitative method ofrndescription.rnThe major findings of the study was to show the variety and flexibility of thernreading activities such as how the reading activities were presented and/orrndistributed in the textbook and in which type of questions did they constructed.rnFor example, reading for: details, main ideas, word-attack skills, informationrntransfer skills, predicting skill were designed below average. Next to this,rnreading for: overall idea, references, relating to their own idea, designed inrnmoderate ways that help readers in developing the reading skills of thernlanguage. On the other hand, reading for: specific information and inferencesrnstated more than average and both help the learners for selective readingrnpurpose and for deducing or generalizing the text by using inference so as tornunderstand the intention of the writer.rnFinally, based, on the insights obtained from the findings of the study, certainrnremedial suggestions such as what kinds of activities should be included in therntextbook, emphasis of comprehension questions that designed in connection tornthe expected goals; developing reading skills have been stated.

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