THE EFFECTS OF EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS OF READING STRATEGIES ON READING COMPREHENSION AT SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This paper studies effects of explicit instructions of reading strategies on reading comprehension at School of Foreign Languages, Thainguyen University and the attitude of students toward this technique in reading classes. To achieve desired aims of the current study, the researcher combined both qualitative and quantitative methods, including pre-test, post-test, and questionnaire. After 10 weeks of implementing the treatment, the results of reading comprehension tests and the questionnaire showed that explicit instructions of reading strategies helps the students to increase their reading comprehension. The results also showed that explicit instructions helped students to have more confident towards learning reading skills.