ERIC Number: EJ1245068
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Energizing Students' Reading Comprehension through Multimodal Texts
Januarty, Resky; Nima, Hanna Novariana Azizah
International Journal of Language Education, v2 n2 p14-22 2018
Teaching and learning process is an essential aspect of a successful English teaching and learning. Reading skill is one of the language skills in English which gives a huge input to the learner. Nevertheless, it is mostly found that reading material and its exercises examine explicitly of what have been learned. Recently, multimodal texts become more popular in educational aspect especially the use of multimodal text in the teaching and learning reading. Multimodal text is a text that contains semiotic mode which covers gesture, visual image, document, layout, music, architectural design, etc. This study interviewed 10 Junior High School students and 1 English teacher regarding the use of multimodal text in reading class. The design of the study was a qualitative descriptive study which investigates the use of multimodal texts in teaching learning process in Indonesia compare to other countries. This study is expected to have a deeper insight and significant contribution for the English pedagogy.
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Multimedia Materials, Junior High School Students, Foreign Countries, Visual Aids, Learner Engagement, Semiotics, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Reading Material Selection
International Journal of Language Education. Faculty of Languages and Literature
UNM Jl Daeng Tata Raya Makassar, South Sulawesi 90224 Indonesia. e-mail: ijole@unm.ac.id; Web site: https://ojs.unm.ac.id/ijole/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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