Journal on English as a Foreign Language (JEFL)
Vol 5, No 1 (2015): JEFL

READING THEORIES AND READING COMPREHENSION

Ngabut, Maria Novary ( Universitas Palangkaraya)

Article Info

Publish Date
10 Mar 2015

Abstract

In this article several reading theories in their relations to reading comprehension teachers and lecturers of English need to know are reviewed. At the theory level, three other Models of Reading, namely Bottom-Up, Top-Down, and Interactive are previously discussed to the Schema Theory. In reviewing the reading comprehension, the history of reading instruction, types and purposes of reading, and cognitive reading skills are discussed. Finally, it reviews six variables involved in the comprehension of English texts.Keywords: models of reading, schema theory, comprehension, background knowledge

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Journal on English as a Foreign Language (JEFL)
Website

Abbrev

http://e-journal.iain-palangkaraya.ac.id/index.php

Publisher

Institut Agama Islam Negeri Palangka Raya

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal on English as a Foreign Language (JEFL) is an open access academic, scholarly peer-reviewed journal and follows a double blind review policy. The Journal is scheduled for publication biannually, in March and September, with the first issue to appear in March 2011. This Journal has been ...