Date of Award

4-2010

Thesis Type

Masters

Document Type

Dissertation

Divisions

Faculty of Languages and Linguistics

Department

Department of English Language

Institution

Universiti Malaya

Abstract

This study investigates the effectiveness of CBI in Literature-based ESL Reading Classes in an urban Primary School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The researcher used quantitative method to collect the data, which were analysed using SPSS (Statistical Packages for Social Sciences), version 16. Sixty students were the subjects for this study. The data for this study was gathered via three questionnaires and 3 tests. Findings revealed that the students, who had medium and low proficiency levels in English, had a positive attitude towards the use of CBI in the teaching and learning process in the reading classes. The CBI approach was in a way found to be effective in enhancing the students’ performance and understanding of the content of the prescribed literary text ‘Clever Katya’. It was found that there was a lack of knowledge among English Language teachers who needed concrete exposure in the use of CBI and its effectiveness in ESL classes with ‘proper’ instructional materials. More studies on the use of CBI in reading programmes at the upper primary level need to be encouraged. The success of CBI should be recognised and its effectiveness shared in relation to its importance in second language acquisition especially in the reading classes. This study shows the effectiveness of CBI which can be a useful approach in contributing to the teaching of language and also in promoting reading towards creating a reading society in the country.

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Additional Information

Dissertation (M.A.) – Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya, 2010.

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