Implications of the sociocultural theory on students’ reading comprehension

Joint Authors

Aliyu, Muhammad Mukhtar
Yakubu, Halimah Sadiyah

Source

Bulletin of Advanced English Studies

Issue

Vol. 3, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.84-91, 8 p.

Publisher

Refaad Center for Studies and Research

Publication Date

2019-12-31

Country of Publication

Jordan

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Languages & Comparative Literature
Literature

Abstract EN

In the Nigerian classrooms, teachers focus much attention on the linguistic aspects of the text neglecting the other aspects such as readers and background knowledge in teaching reading comprehension.

therefore, this paper discusses the sociocultural views on reading comprehension and reports students’ views of a problem-based learning approach (PBL) on their reading comprehension.

second-year 18 ESL undergraduates were involved in the study for a period of 12 weeks.

semi-structured interviews were used to elicit the participants’ views on the use of PBL in reading comprehension.

the findings revealed that PBL has a positive impact on participants’ reading comprehension.

it increased their interests and engagement with texts during reading.

the study provides some implications for teaching reading comprehension in the sociocultural context and encourages further research to investigate the effectiveness of instructional approaches that incorporate the sociocultural perspectives on reading comprehension.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Aliyu, Muhammad Mukhtar& Yakubu, Halimah Sadiyah. 2019. Implications of the sociocultural theory on students’ reading comprehension. Bulletin of Advanced English Studies،Vol. 3, no. 2, pp.84-91.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-963288

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Aliyu, Muhammad Mukhtar& Yakubu, Halimah Sadiyah. Implications of the sociocultural theory on students’ reading comprehension. Bulletin of Advanced English Studies Vol. 3, no. 2 (Dec. 2019), pp.84-91.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-963288

American Medical Association (AMA)

Aliyu, Muhammad Mukhtar& Yakubu, Halimah Sadiyah. Implications of the sociocultural theory on students’ reading comprehension. Bulletin of Advanced English Studies. 2019. Vol. 3, no. 2, pp.84-91.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-963288

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 90-91

Record ID

BIM-963288