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According to Kintsch’s text comprehension theory, it is important that readers not only understand words, phrases, and structures of a text but also integrate the text information with their prior knowledge (i.e., build a situation model), making inferences about what the text says. This study examines whether/how tasks and activities developed for a lesson using a song helped learners build situation models of it. Learners’ products and survey responses are analyzed. Results are discussed.
Summary
According to Kintsch’s text comprehension theory, it is important that readers not only understand words, phrases, and structures of a text but also integrate the text information with their prior knowledge (i.e., build a situation model), making inferences about what the text says. This study examines whether/how tasks and activities developed for a lesson using a song helped learners build situation models of it. Learners’ products and survey responses are analyzed. Results are discussed.
| Teaching Context | College and university education |
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