The Effects of Using the Storyline Technique and Folktales to Enhance English Reading Comprehension Skills for Grade 7 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) compare the students’ English reading comprehension before and after using the storyline technique and folktales and 2) study students’ satisfaction towards the English reading comprehension class based on the use of the storyline technique and folktales. The samples for the study consisted of 29 grade 1 students. They were cluster random sampling. The instruments were 1) three lesson plans of English reading comprehension by using the storyline technique and folktales; 2) a reading comprehension test, used as a pretest and posttest; and 3) a questionnaire on opinions towards the use of the storyline technique and folktales to enhance English reading comprehension. The data were analyzed by mean (X), standard deviation (S.D.) and t-test dependent. The results of the study were as follows.

1) The students’ English reading comprehension after the class based on the use of the storyline technique and folktales was significantly higher at the .05 level.  and 2) The students’ satisfaction towards the storyline technique and folktales was at a high level with mean of 4.16.