Effects of discourse signals and a structural advance organizer on Indonesian EFL learners' comprehension of expository texts

The main interest of this study was to investigate whether the effects discourse signals which signalled the main ideas and a structural advance organizer which described the structure of the main ideas of expository texts would facilitate Indonesian EFL learners to understand and retain the main information from expository texts. For this purpose, four texts were manipulated into four conditions (or versions) each: (a) Condition A--texts provided with both discourse signals and a structural advance organizer, (b) Condition B--texts provided with discourse signals only, (c) Condition C--texts provided with a structural advance organizer only, and (d) Condition D--texts provided with neither discourse signals nor a structural advance organizer. In addition, how Indonesian EFL students and teachers rated each text condition was also explored.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Ridwan, Evy Chrysanti

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cziko, Gary A.

• Education, Language and Literature
• Education, Educational Psychology
• Education, Reading

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1993 Ridwan, Evy Chrysanti

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9411766
(UMI)AAI9411766

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19735