A Strategic Approach to Comprehending English Scientific and Technical Texts

• 영문명: A Strategic Approach to Comprehending English Scientific and Technical Texts
• 발행기관: 한국영미어문학회
• 저자명: Hungchul Cho
• 간행물 정보: 『영미어문학』영미어문학 제121호, 213~244쪽, 전체 32쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2016.06.30

영문 초록

The purpose of this paper is to explore effective teaching and learning strategies for better reading comprehension of English scientific and technical (EST) texts. This paper evaluates the efficacy of two domains of strategies that can be learned to improve better reading comprehension of EST texts. One is conventional strategies, general strategies that should be used regardless of a genre; the other is rhetorical strategies, genre-specific strategies that should be applied to the genre of EST. To determine whether reading comprehension of EST texts is improved through the use of genre-specific strategies, an experiment was conducted with a treatment group who were systematically instructed in two strategies, and a control group who were taught on a traditional grammar-translation basis. The findings show that there is a significant difference in reading comprehension scores of EST texts between the two groups. The results undoubtedly demonstrate the advantage of a strategic approach for reading EST texts.

목차

1. INTRODUCTION

2. LITERATURE REVIEW AND RELATED RESEARCH

3. METHODOLOGY

4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

5. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

Works Cited

키워드

English for Specific Purposes EST texts conventional strategies rhetorical strategies reading comprehension reading speed WPM