Evolution of English reading ability through MIA: Thailand's Situation

Suna Kunghair, Suphakit Phoowong, Chaleomkiet Yenphech

Abstract


The research aims to 1) to study the enhancement of the English reading ability in English reading for the General Purposes Course through the MIA for the EFL learners. 2) to compare the English learning achievement of the learners using the MIA, and the conventional method and 3) to examine the attitudes of EFL learners towards learning and teaching through the MIA and the conventional method. The experimental was taught by the MIA and the control group was taught using the conventional method. The instruments formed of 1) an achievement test with multiple-choice items, and 3) an attitude questionnaire to analyze the learners. Discoveries in the current study that were added to showing the viability of the MIA's perusing strategy was that doing so showed that EFL learners who have been at a generally low English capability level would have likewise completely procured advantages of the MIA's learning cycle and EFL was extremely happy with the MIA's learning system.


Keywords


Attitudes of English Reading, Learning achievement, Murdoch Integrated Approach, Reading ability

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