Hello everyone!
We are kicking off this new semester with Michael G. Scott in the form of gif because in this semester we are gonna rock it off!
In this semester I still gonna do some review, however rather than book this time is international journal or international article that I am going to review. Right now, I would give you some glimpse into matters of my review.
Tittle of the article that I'm going to review is Reading as a Method of Language Learning among L2/First Additional Language Learners: The Case of English in One High School in Alice, from the writer John Wankah Foncha.
There are a lot of reason that I ended up choose this article, however I'm gonna narrow it into two. First of all, it quite excite me because it used reading as a method. I myself consider reading is essential not only for learning but also for our life. I see reading as the first skill in order to master in any skill.
To increase literacy one must read.
Second of all, the topic that the writer discussed is somewhat similar and related to what my country been through. The case was a lot of student in Alice, South Africa having trouble to speak English as their First Additional Language because the lack of practice and reading culture. Students got small exposure to the English speaker, and the fact that they use their home language in home and communities make it hard for them to earn language learning and acquisition. Moreover, the lack of motivation to read is increasing smaller exposure to English Language. To be honest, it is similar to our problem in Indonesia.
By review this journal I hope that it gives me a glimpse to what should be solved in order to make English as First Additional Language is approachable .
This journal consider reading as a critical and serious problem to student in language learning and acquisition pursuit. In attempts to increase reading culture, this study found various strategies to earn student awareness in reading. In which the various strategies need helps from parents, teacher and environment to motivate learners to read.
The researcher learn to understand where the lack of reading culture increase, and use several strategies to increase the reading culture. The researcher believes that once the learners grow interest in reading, they can turn it into positive attitude which will become a culture. As the research going it turns out that there are several factor that can make the learners grow their reading interest.
To know what are they, one must wait until my next update. Ehehehe
So that conclude my post today, please give some interest to reading in order to increase your own literacy. For starter, you can read my post and scroll to another.
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