READING THEORIES AND READING COMPREHENSION

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 reviewin...

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Main Author: Maria Novary Ngabut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palangka Raya 2015-03-01
Series:Journal on English as a Foreign Language
Online Access:http://e-journal.iain-palangkaraya.ac.id/index.php/jefl/article/view/89
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spelling doaj-7d067e48fa76432086f93922e578aba72020-11-24T21:04:09ZengInstitut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palangka RayaJournal on English as a Foreign Language2088-16572502-66152015-03-0151253687READING THEORIES AND READING COMPREHENSIONMaria Novary Ngabut0Universitas PalangkarayaIn 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 knowledgehttp://e-journal.iain-palangkaraya.ac.id/index.php/jefl/article/view/89
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description 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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