The Roles of Reading Texts on Student‟s Reading Engagement

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Hoang Thi Huyen Trang, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I3P101

How to Cite?

Hoang Thi Huyen Trang, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh, "The Roles of Reading Texts on Student‟s Reading Engagement," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 6,  no. 3, pp. 1-5, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I3P101

Abstract:

Motivation plays a critical role in raising students’ reading proficiency. Motivation to read has been defined as the individual’s personal goal, values and beliefs with regard to the topics, process, and outcomes of reading. Many researches have been conducted on reading motivation in order to find ways developing learners’ language acquisitions. With the same purpose, this paper explores the role of reading texts on EFL/ESL learners’ reading motivation on the basis of previous researches in this field. It also promotes using appropriated reading texts for reading comprehension programs (intensively and extensively). The paper clarifies some definitions of key concepts of reading comprehension, and emphasizes the importance of the development and maintenance of motivation to read. It highlights the roles of reading texts on learners’ reading competence and motivation to read and provides the criteria that can be used to select an appropriate reading text for reading classrooms.

Keywords:

Reading motivation, reading texts, reading comprehension

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