An Analysis of the Effect of Constituent Division of Reading Texts on Students of English as a Second Language Page: 2
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generally accepted today (Goodman 1973b). Put simply, the
process involves four steps: sampling the reading, pre-
dicting what will come next, testing the prediction by
continuing to read, and confirming the prediction. An in-
tegral part of the process is 'chunking', which involves
recognition, utilization, and retention of surface struc-
ture constituents in the process of constructing meaning
from the text. Thus, facilitating the reader's skills in
analysis by synthesis, which includes improving his ability
to utilize constituents in the process, should enhance
reading comprehension.
The concept of constituents has been studied in some
depth with native English speakers. While studies have
not been done with second language learners, it is logical
to believe that their reading comprehension would also be
enhanced by improving their skills in utilizing constitu-
ents since the second language reader transfers a great
deal of his ability to read from his native language. A
study utilizing constituents in reading could be carried
out with second language learners by the use of experi-
mental situations that provide empirical evidence.
Statement of the Problem
The question explored by this study is whether or not
the implementation of constituent division improves reading
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Childress, Anita Gaye. An Analysis of the Effect of Constituent Division of Reading Texts on Students of English as a Second Language, thesis, December 1986; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501132/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .