... classroom……………………….……………….…………… 9
II.1. 4.2.1.Poetry in the ESL classroom………………………………………….………… 9
II.1. 4.2.2 .Short story and its advantages in language classroom…………….………… 10
II.2. Reading comprehension …………………………………………………….…………
... novels; short/ long stories; non fiction;
poetry and drama. In this minor study, we just focus on the use of short stories and narrative
poems in improving the reading comprehension skills. The short ... imaginative, short
- hidden meanings, strange words so difficult to understand.
Drama 7,5% - very difficult to understand
- far from real life, boring, not natural
- lots of slang...
... N
o
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Questionnaires on the effects of short story and poem in
teaching reading comprehension.
1. Which of the followings do you find most difficult when reading short
stories and poems:
a. unclear ... vocabulary c. language
d. cultural background f. others……………
2. What do you often do when reading short stories and poems:
a. take notes b. look up new words c. just read to get the...
...
1
1
Integrating short stories and
Integrating short stories and
poems in developing the
poems in developing the
reading skills ... reading skills can be developed
through the reading of short stories and
poems.
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Recommendation
Introduced techniques to integrate
short stories and poems in teaching
reading.
Selecting ... teaching
Integrate short stori...
... 89–90.
Introduction
Short Stories for Students: Volume 25 xiii
We Welcome Your Suggestions
The editorial staff of Short Stories for Students
welcomes your comments and ideas. Readers
whowishtosuggestshortstoriestoappearin
future ... of the
Sea.’’ Short Stories for Students. Ed. Kathleen
Wilson. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 39–42.
When quoting a journal or newspaper essay
that is r...
... of all birds. The Bat
assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free. Shortly
afterwards the Bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he
likewise ... They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that he
would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
The Lion and the Mouse
A Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse...
... portion, that he might
carry home the rest; but the Mule paid no attention to the request. The Ass shortly
afterwards fell down dead under his burden. Not knowing what else to do in so wild a
region,
... to a plow, and tormented him with
reflections on his unhappy fate in being compelled to labor. Shortly afterwards, at the
harvest festival, the owner released the Ox from his yoke, but bound