On the relationship between learning styles and strategy use in reading english as a foreign language in eleventh graders at a subsidized school in ConcepciĆ³n
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2014
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es
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Universidad AndrƩs Bello
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Abstract
El presente estudio tiene como propĆ³sito develar el impacto de los estilos de aprendizaje y el uso de estrategias de lectura en la comprensiĆ³n lectora de estudiantes de segundo medio de un establecimiento particular subvencionado de la ciudad de ConcepciĆ³n. Se aplicaron tres instrumentos con el propĆ³sito de reunir la informaciĆ³n pertinente para el estudio. El cuestionario VARK de estilos de aprendizaje creado por Fleming, el cuestionario de estrategias de lectura creado por Mokhtari y Sheorey y el examen PET en la secciĆ³n de comprensiĆ³n de lectura.
Los resultados sugieren que existe una relaciĆ³n entre los estilos de aprendizaje y estrategias de lectura de los estudiantes de segundo medio con respecto a la compresiĆ³n de lectura en InglĆ©s. Es necesario investigaciones posteriores en el campo de tĆ©cnicas de aprendizaje, de manera de adaptarlas a los distintos estilos de aprendizaje que los estudiantes presentan.
This study attempts to unveil the impact of learning styles and reading strategy use on reading comprehension in English in tenth grade language learners from a subsidized school in ConcepciĆ³n city. Three instruments were used in order to collect the data for the study: The VARK learning styles questionnaire developed by Fleming, the reading strategies questionnaire developed by Mokhtari and Sheorey, and the reading comprehension section of the PET exam. The results suggest that there is a relationship among learning styles and reading strategies regarding reading comprehension in EFL language learners. Further research is necessary especially in the area of teaching techniques, in order to adequate them to the different learning styles that learners present.
This study attempts to unveil the impact of learning styles and reading strategy use on reading comprehension in English in tenth grade language learners from a subsidized school in ConcepciĆ³n city. Three instruments were used in order to collect the data for the study: The VARK learning styles questionnaire developed by Fleming, the reading strategies questionnaire developed by Mokhtari and Sheorey, and the reading comprehension section of the PET exam. The results suggest that there is a relationship among learning styles and reading strategies regarding reading comprehension in EFL language learners. Further research is necessary especially in the area of teaching techniques, in order to adequate them to the different learning styles that learners present.
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Tesis (MagĆster en EnseƱanza del InglĆ©s como Lengua Extranjera)
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InglĆ©s, EnseƱanza Media, Hablantes Extranjeros, Investigaciones, Chile, ConcepciĆ³n, RegiĆ³n del BĆo-BĆo