Mohd Radzi, Amizura Hanadi and Abd Aziz, Noor Hashima (2014) Exploring content schemata influence on L2 reading: The Hunted Fox and Twelve and Not Stupid. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 5 (5). pp. 169-180. ISSN 2203-4714

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Abstract

This paper will discuss the aspects of content schemata in second language reading among diploma level students who were taking a reading course in Universiti Teknologi MARA Perlis.In this qualitative case study, the researcher had selected two short stories that are categorized as content-familiar texts, i.e.The Hunted Fox and Twelve and Not Stupid.Six participants were asked to write a 150-word entry response on the short story and a grading criteria was used to assess the participants’ level of comprehension.An in-depth interview was also conducted on each participant.The entry responses and the interview patterns were analyzed to determine whether content schemata had contributed to the learners’ understanding of the text.This study discovered that content schemata had contributed to the learners’ understanding of the text because the learners’ comprehension was facilitated by their background knowledge on the content-familiar texts

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Schema Theory; schemata; content schemata
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions:	School of Language, Civilisation and Philosophy
Depositing User:	Dr. Noor Hashima Abd Aziz
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2017 00:23
Last Modified:	13 Jun 2017 00:23
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22398

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