Investigating the reading skill challenges of the first year non major students of english

1 COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES - VNU, HANOI POSTGRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT DƯƠNG THỊ HUYỀN INVESTIGATING THE READING SKILL CHALLENGES OF THE FIRST- YEAR NON- MAJOR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH (TÌM HIỂU VỀ NHỮNG THÁCH THỨC ĐỐI VỚI KỸ NĂNG ĐỌC HIỂU CỦA SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ NHẤT KHÔNG CHUYÊN ANH) M.A Minor Programme Thesis Major: English Methodology Code: 60 14 10 Hanoi – 2011 COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES - VNU, HANOI POSTGRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT DƯƠNG THỊ HUYỀN INVESTIGATING THE READING SKILL CHALLENGES OF THE FIRST- YEAR NON- MAJOR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH (TÌM HIỂU VỀ NHỮNG THÁCH THỨC ĐỐI VỚI KỸ NĂNG ĐỌC HIỂU CỦA SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ NHẤT KHÔNG CHUYÊN ANH) M.A Minor Programme Thesis Major : English Methodology Code : 60 14 10 Supervisor: Dr Ha Cam Tam Hanoi – 2011 TA PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Rationale for the study Aims of the study Significance of the study Scope of the study Method of the study Organization of the study PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER ONE: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 Reading and Reading Com 1.2 Reading process 1.3 Context and the role of Co 1.4 Schema Theory 1.5 Reading Comprehension L 1.6 Reading Comprehension S 1.6.1 Reading for specifi 1.6.2 Finding the main id 1.6.3 Guessing vocabula 1.6.4 Making inferences CHAPTER TWO: THE STUDY 2.1 Research Question 2.2 Participants 2.3 Data Collection Instrumen 2.4 Data Collection Procedure 2.5 Analytical Framework 2.6 Data Analysis and Discuss 2.6.1 Making inferences 2.6.2 Finding the main id 2.6.3 Guessing vocabula 2.6.4 Reading for specif PART THREE: CONCLUSION 3.1.Major findings 3.2.Implications 3.3.Limitations for the study 3.4.Suggestions for further st References Appendices Appendix 1: Sample of test Appendix 2: Keys of test Appendix 3: Sample of test Appendix 4: Keys of test Appendix 5: Results of making inferences Appendix 6: Results of finding the main ideas Appendix 7: Results of guessing vocabulary from context Appendix 8: Results of reading for specific information ...2 COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES - VNU, HANOI POSTGRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT DƯƠNG THỊ HUYỀN INVESTIGATING THE READING SKILL CHALLENGES OF THE FIRST- YEAR NON- MAJOR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH (TÌM... Scope of the study Method of the study Organization of the study PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER ONE: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 Reading and Reading Com 1.2 Reading process 1.3 Context and the role of Co... Thesis Major : English Methodology Code : 60 14 10 Supervisor: Dr Ha Cam Tam Hanoi – 2011 TA PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Rationale for the study Aims of the study Significance of the study Scope of