CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background tothe Study

Reading comprehension is an important aspect of communication and language

development skills. It is a good means of acquiring knowledge information through

written English text materials. For any effective communication in English, there must be

mutual interaction between students and the reading texts by negotiating meaning and

understanding of the text/passage. This activity requires a good thinking process and

interaction between the reader and the text. By reading comprehension levels, this study

means comprehending reading at literal, inferential, interpretative and critical evaluation

sub-skills.

Readers find themselves able to communicate easily with other people and

greater minds that are not within the immediate environment. This exposure happens to

enrich students' imagination and develops their intellectual growth rapidly. According

to Alderson (1984), reading comprehension is defined as the ability to know what is

being communicated through printed marks and to use the idea found therein. This has

to do with using ideas or information given by the author in the text which the reader

processes based on his experiential knowledge as well as the idea the author possessed

(schemata). Impliedly, comprehension of any given text depends on the standard of the

reader and the readability of the text.

1. 1. This material content is developed to serve as a GUIDE for students to conduct academic research work
2. 2. As a source for additional understanding of the subject.
3. 3. As a source for ideas for your own research work (if properly referenced).
4. 4. For PROPER paraphrasing (see your university definition of plagiarism and acceptable paraphrase)
5. 5. Direct citing (if referenced properly)
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