THE EFL 9TH GRADERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF VISUAL AIDS IN READING COMPREHENSION AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN KIEN GIANG, VIETNAM

Authors

  • Chuong Thi Pham Nguyen Truong To Secondary School, Vietnam
  • Cang Trung Nguyen Kien Giang University, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v10i4.4762

Keywords:

visual aids, attitudes, reading comprehension

Abstract

Reading skill is an essential component of language acquisition since it aids in the development of other associated skills. Therefore, how to improve students' reading is always the primary concern of most secondary school teachers of English. Besides, thanks to the visual aids, teachers have been able to design many interesting and lively reading lessons. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the students’ attitudes toward the use of visual aids in reading comprehension. The participants were 45 students from grade 9 at a secondary school in Kien Giang province. This study was conducted as a quantitative research approach. Data collection was from questionnaires. The finding of the study indicated that there was a good correlation between visual aids and reading comprehension. Most of the participants had positive attitudes toward the use of visual aids in reading comprehension.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Chuong Thi Pham, Nguyen Truong To Secondary School, Vietnam

    Pham Thi Chuong has been working as an English teacher at Nguyen Truong To Secondary School, Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province for 24 years. She chose this profession for her desire and passion. She is currently studying for a master's degree at Tra Vinh University. She is very interested in doing research. Currently, she is researching the impacts of visual aids on EFL 9th graders’ reading comprehension at a secondary school in Kien Giang province. She believes that her research efforts will greatly contribute to improving the English quality of the school's education.

  • Cang Trung Nguyen, Kien Giang University, Vietnam

    Cang Trung Nguyen is now a lecturer at the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Kien Giang University, Vietnam. He holds an MA in Applied Linguistics from La Trobe University, Australia and a PhD in Applied Linguistics at The University of Sheffield, UK. He worked as a teacher trainer at Kien Giang Teacher Training College, Vietnam for over ten years before moving to Kien Giang University and has worked there since 2015 as a lecturer of English.

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2023-04-04

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