UNIVERSIDAD MAGISTER

MEMORIA DE SEMINARIO DE GRADUACIÓN PARA OPTAR AL GRADO DE

LICENCIATURA EN LA ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS

BACH. YESSENIA MENDOZA OBANDO

BACH. NATALIA ALEJANDRA ESPINOZA SOLANO

DECEMBER, 2016

“ANALYSIS OF THE ENGLISH READING

STRATEGIES ON 11TH GRADERS FOR IMPROVING

THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT COLEGIO

NOCTURNO PUERTO VIEJO SARAPIQUÍ, 2016”

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

Nowadays, English may not be the most spoken language in the world, but it is

the official language in a large number of countries.

It is estimated that the number of people in the world that use in English to

communicate is around two billion.

It is the governing business language and has become almost a necessity for

people to speak English if they are to enter a global workforce.

JUSTIFICATION

English, is an international language in the world. Most people are using this

language on the daily life.

It is an important language because is necessary the communication with other

people in many places.

One important objective is to identify the most important strategies to transmit the

language so that professors can determine which techniques are effective for

different students.

OBJECTIVES

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

To analyze the English reading strategies used by 11th graders proposing an alternative

tool that improves their reading skill at Colegio Nocturno Puerto Viejo Sarapiquí, 2016.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

To describe the general characteristics of English students.

To identify the general characteristics of English teachers.

To determine English teaching approaches used by the teachers in eleventhEnglish students.

To recognize reading strategies that 11th graders use in the English class.

To determine the academic resources the English teachers use.

To propose English reading for students in English.

VARIABLES

General characteristics of English students.

General characteristics of English teachers.

English teaching approaches use by teachers.

English reading strategies use by students in the class.

Academic resources used by English teachers.

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

The Colegio Nocturno de Puerto Viejo is located in Puerto Viejo in the first

district of the canton of Sarapiquí, province of Heredia.

The Colegio Nocturno de Puerto Viejo began its educational work in 2006.

The main objective is to promote an educational environment that

encourages the development of intellectual, social, emotional values

supporting youth and adults to get the Bachiller in Secondary Education.

Student community is integrated between 800 and 1000 young and adult

each year.

40 professors

6 administrative staff.

27 classroom

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order toconstruct or derive meaning (reading comprehension).

The reading process requires continuous practice, development, andrefinement.

Reading requires creativity and critical analysis.

To read effectively, people may need some strategies to help their dealwith the text, there are several strategies are useful when people read.

ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE USED IN READING

CLASSROOM

Scanning

When you scan, you have a question in mind. You do not read every word, only key words

that will answer your question.

Practice in scanning will help you learn to skip over unimportant words so that you can read

faster.

Skimming

It is a reading technique that can save you time and help you get through a text quickly.

People skim to get the general sense of a passage, not specific details.

When you skim, you should not read the whole text. Your eyes should move very quickly over

the lines and you should read only the parts of the text that will help you answer the

questions

Locating the Main Idea

One useful way to understand the main idea of a paragraph is to start by

identifying the topic of the paragraph; it is the subject under discussion.

Making Inferences

When you “infer” something, you are drawing an unstated conclusion from

the information that you already have.

Success at making inferences depends on the background knowledge and

the facts given in the text.

Thinking Logically

When you are reading, understanding the words is not enough to understand the

whole text. You need to be able to make logical connections between the ideas and

information in your reading.

Guessing Meanings from Contexts

When you try to guess the meaning of an unknown word, you use the text

surrounding the word –the context– to provide you with clues.

Sometimes you can guess the meaning of a word from other words within the

sentence but sometimes you may need to read several sentences in order to find the

clues.

Guessing will help you get a rough idea about the word while you are reading.

THE TEACHING LEARNING PROCCESS IN

EDUCATION

Education includes both the teaching and learning of knowledge,

appropriate conduct, and technical competency.

It centers of attention on the cultivation of skills, deals or professions, as

well as mental, moral and artistic development.

Formal education consists of organized instruction, teaching and training

by teachers.

This consists of the application of pedagogy and the development of

curricula.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE APPROACH

According to John W Creswell (2008)

Quantitative research is a means for testing objective theories by

examining the relationship among variables. In turn, can be measured.

Typically, on instruments, so that numbered data can be analyzed using

statistical procedures.

Qualitative research is The process of research involves emerging

questions and procedures. Data typically collected in the participant's

setting.

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTS

RANGE AGE OF 11th

GRADERS

88.46%

11.54% 0% 0% 0%

15-25 years 26-35 years 36- 45 years 46-55 years More than 56

TEACHERS LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY INTERNATIONAL

CERTIFICATION (TOEIC) OF TEACHERS

40.00%40.00%

0.00% 20,00%

B2 C1 C2 None

APPROACHES USED BY ENGLISH TEACHERS

60.00%

40.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Grammar- translation Communicative Audio-lingual Total physical response Direct Natural

READING STRATEGIES USED BY 11th GRADERS

OTHER READING STRATEGIES USING BY 11th

GRADERS

CONCLUSIONS

Most of the students in 11th graders are on a typical age range from 15 to 35

come from different areas in Sarapiquí.

Teachers used and individual work, only a few times addressed to students

work in pairs or groups.

The development of communicative approach is the main objective of these

teachers, but only a few of them obtain this goal.

Students have troubles at the moment of reading a text, because the lack of

vocabulary and the majority of the time they have to read all text in order to

understand the reading.

The resources use by teacher improve listening exercises, videos, songs and

listening games. By video bean and computers teacher, flashcards, games and

role plays.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Students in 11th graders at Colegio Nocturno Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí are in a

typical age range then it is essential to create new procedures in which students

learn how to read and obtain information from readings.

It is imperative for teachers to continue their education and training to improve

their own level of English proficiency.

The use of different approach teachers will involve all skills of the students and

catch their attention, using new and attractive resources.

It is important for teachers to develop some exercises that let to students learn

how use reading strategies.

It is important that teachers use modern academic resources. In this case,

technology is a very important tool in classes.

PROPOSAL OF A BOOKLET WITH READINGS AND

EXERCISES TO IMPROVE THE ENGLISH

LEARNING

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

To suggest some reading strategies that could be used by students in

English learning skills for improving academic performance.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

To present a booklet with many readings and tasks to student on behalf of

developing different reading strategies.

To develop interactive and dynamic readings and activities for students in

order to motivate them.

DEVELOPING OF THE PROPOSAL

The booklet will focus on the use of methodology, strategies and exercises

which are based on reading skill.

The goal is that teachers will learn different types of texts and the best

strategies for reading.

To expand sight vocabularies and word-solving strategies for reading

subject-specific texts.

Teachers will apply the techniques learned in the booklet with their

students in their English classes.

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

Analysis reading objectives as abasis for strategic planning.

One way of utilizing booklet ismatching and converting texts inattractive activities.

Finding competitive advantageabout what readers need.

Teachers will have access ondifferent types of texts willmotivate students.

Teachers will find the beststrategies for reading.

Developing booklet multiple andmeaningful opportunities topractice reading in subjectspecific contexts.

Students can be taught to bestrategic and effective readersbut sometimes they do not liketo read.

Students feel frustration whenthey read a text and cannotunderstand.

Students had problem withcritical and creative connectiontexts ideas.