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20 Pages : 157-164

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).20      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).20      Published : Dec 2019

Effect of Teaching Reading Strategies on the Students' Reading Comprehension

    Reading is an important tool for getting access to information which provides a base to the learning process. Comprehension is a basic pre-requisite for reading to be meaningful. Various reading strategies have been associated with better reading comprehension. The current experimental study conducted in the Pakistani context explored the effect of teaching reading strategies on reading comprehension of students in the subject of English at the higher secondary school level. The experimental pretest-posttest equivalent research design was adopted to conduct the study. The sample consisted of 60 higher secondary school students of a private girls college in Mansehra, Pakistan. Findings indicate that teaching reading strategies have a positive impact on the reading comprehension of students at the higher secondary level. The study has important implications for teachers, students, curriculum planners, policymakers in the field of education and school leaders.

    Higher Secondary School, Reading Comprehension, Teaching of English, Teaching strategies, Pedagogy
    (1) Malik Abdul Shakoor
    Ph.D. Scholar,Department of Education, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Ilyas Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education,Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Imran Iqbal Majoka
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.

03 Pages : 23-32

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-IV).03      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-IV).03      Published : Dec 2022

Problems in Assimilation of English Words for Undergraduate Level Students in Hazara University

    This present study has focused on the problems in the assimilation of English words for undergraduates in Hazara University. A survey descriptive design was used to collect data from fifty undergraduates selected through convenient-non probability sampling technique who were asked to comprehend the assimilation process in certain words in the selected clips from English movies. To measure the problems in assimilation for the students, the students were asked to reproduce the same speech. The statistical analysis of the data shows that undergraduates did not have any major issues in the comprehension of the assimilated sounds in English words as they identified the assimilated sounds from the available lexical items and the speech context itself. The findings of the study show that students had fewer issues regarding the comprehension of the assimilated speech by native speakers than the issues they had while reproducing the same speech in spoken form themselves. In light of the findings of the study, it is suggested that due attention should be given to speaking skills in order to eliminate issues of assimilation in connected speech.

    Assimilation, English Phonemes/Words, Undergraduate Students, Comprehension, Production
    (1) Tariq Ullah
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shahabullah
    ecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Arif Khan
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.

03 Pages : 35-44

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-II).03      10.31703/gssr.2025(X-II).03      Published : Jun 2025

Developing English Reading Comprehension Skills through Collaborative Strategic Reading: An Action Research at Eighth Grade

    Reading comprehension is the capacity to make sense and deduce the meaning of a text. Students actively engaged in collaboration and deep thinking enhance their reading comprehension skills. This action research examined the role of Collaborative Strategic Reading(CSR) in enhancing the English reading comprehension skills of eighth-grade students in a private institution in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The purposive sampling technique was used to gather data from 30 students studying in the eighth grade. Ten observations of the class were made to define the students' current comprehension level. Pre- and post-tests were conducted to gauge the effectiveness of student-student interaction offered through pair work.  The quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS version 26. The comparison of the pre-test and post-test scores indicated significant improvement in students' reading comprehension. The findings suggested that CSR is an effective strategy that teachers may use to improve the reading comprehension skills of their students.

    Collaborative Strategic Reading, Efl Classroom, Reading Comprehension, Action Research
    (1) Hasnain
    English Teacher, Unique Learning Academy, Baffa, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shawana Fazal
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Shaista Irshad Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.