Text mapping technique in the reading of narrative texts

Abstract

This research aims to establish the impact of using the technique the impact of using Text Mapping Technique to develop reading skills in narrative text on Third level students in the Language Center of the Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo Knowing that reading is considered one of the four fundamental language skills that students of English as a foreign language must master, a pre-test was applied in order to know students‟ reading skills. The results demonstrated that it is not an easy skill since most of learners have many reading issues. Text Mapping Technique was applied to enhance reading skills for learners. Thorough these visual technique students understood how information was organized in content area text. This technique was useful because it helped students to understand better the text, using the text itself as a means marking different features and retain the content. After this process, students took a post-test to see if the Text Mapping Technique made any difference regarding the reading skills performance. The findings indicated that the students got a higher average in the reading post-test in comparison with the average obtained in the pre-test. Based on this analysis, teachers were suggested to apply Text Mapping Technique in their reading lesson to enhance the reading skills. On the other hand, to obtain depth information about students‟ opinion after to use Text Mapping Technique, a survey was applied which helped to sustain the present research, as well as the theories and models that adjust to the development of the proposal to improve the education in this institution.