Maestría en Enseñanza del Idioma Inglés como Lengua Extranjera

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    Using graphic organizers to improve reading comprehension skills in English
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Dirección de Posgrado. Maestria en la Enseñanza del Idioma Inglés como Lengua Extranjera, 2019) Tayo Haro, Elizabeth Alexandra; Meléndez Escobar, Lorena Monserrath
    The present study was intended to research the impact of the use of Graphic Organizers to improve Reading Comprehension skills in English learning process as a foreign language, in students of First English Level, (A2) at Language Center of Universidad Técnica of Ambato. In which is described its foster in the reading in English learning process. In order to determine how these two variables are interrelate the methodology used in this research is quasi experimental method, with Pre-test and Post-test, with a control group of 30 students and 30 students in an experimental group. Furthermore, a survey entailing 7 questions was applied to A2 English students, this survey permitted to get a more approached panorama of the use of the Graphic Organizers to improve the Reading Comprehension skills in English. Therefore, using graphic organizers is effective during the while reading stage, learners were able to identify the main idea, find supporting details, deal with vocabulary, distinguish facts and opinion. The results were analyzed in a descriptive level with the application of students’ T-Test. Statistic results drove to stablish some conclusions and recommendations. The main conclusion of this study is that the use of Graphic Organizers impacts significantly the development of reading comprehension skills in English. A handbook with ten graphic organizers was designed. It pretends to improve students’ reading comprehension skills in A2 English level. The recommendation for this study is to design a further research the use of graphic organizers to improve reading comprehension skills in the inference and evaluation levels.