Applying Literature Circle to teaching Critical Reading in the EFL University Student

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10.2991/icas-19.2019.31How to use a DOI?

Keywords

literature circle; critical language awareness; critical reading skill; critical thinking; text analysis

Abstract

This study explores and designed in accordance the effect of Literature Circle on EFL students critical reading skill. Thirty students out of a private university in Semarang, Indonesia, were involved in the study and it having been decided on based on their English talents of at least advanced level. These students were required to complete a studying in reading text analysis by using Watson Glaser in measuring score and questionnaires was also applied in labeling of critical language awareness. The findings of this study show that there is relationship effect between LC seeing as the main independent variable and CLA as moderator variables, this implies that the EFL University students with higher CLA comprehend texts better than those with lower CLA. Beside, findings show that Literature Circle is more effective than Technology Integrated Instructions in teaching Critical Thinking Skill at EFL University students. The mean score of the students taught using Literature Circle 89 is higher than the one of those taught using Technology Integrated Instructions 72.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Djoko Sutrisno
AU  - Dwi Anggani Linggar Bharati
AU  - Dwi Rukmini
AU  - Sri Wuli Fitriati
PY  - 2019/08
DA  - 2019/08
TI  - Applying Literature Circle to teaching Critical Reading in the EFL University Student
BT  - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Administration Science (ICAS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 143
EP  - 147
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icas-19.2019.31
DO  - 10.2991/icas-19.2019.31
ID  - Sutrisno2019/08
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