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postgraduate thesis: Effectiveness of novel study on motivating children to read in a localprimary context
Title | Effectiveness of novel study on motivating children to read in a localprimary context |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2011 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Feng, J. A. [馮婕瑜]. (2011). Effectiveness of novel study on motivating children to read in a local primary context. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4836603 |
Abstract | Using children’s literature to teach English has been promoted by researchers and educators because of its positive effects on learners – motivation, language learning, and personal growth. It is inline with the Hong Kong SAR government’s view on using literature and language arts in classrooms to motivate and teach reading and learning. However, using literature to teach is quite rarely seen in local schools. This dissertation study aims to research the effectiveness of an innovative reading programme—Novel Study—on motivating young learners to read in a local primary school. An action research was conducted in an grade 5 English class and the data was collected through thirty-six semi-structured interviews, observations from ten video-recorded lessons, students’ reading journals and the teacher-researcher’s teaching journals. This study finds that Novel Study had positive impacts on motivating children to read. One significant finding was that the reading programme brought enjoyment in reading and in working on different tasks in class. The study also shows encouraging effects in giving the teacher the opportunities to implement effective teaching strategies and meaningful tasks. |
Degree | Master of Education |
Subject | Reading (Primary) - China - Hong Kong. |
Dept/Program | Education |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/177244 |
HKU Library Item ID | b4836603 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Feng, Jie-yu, Annie. | - |
dc.contributor.author | 馮婕瑜. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Feng, J. A. [馮婕瑜]. (2011). Effectiveness of novel study on motivating children to read in a local primary context. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4836603 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/177244 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Using children’s literature to teach English has been promoted by researchers and educators because of its positive effects on learners – motivation, language learning, and personal growth. It is inline with the Hong Kong SAR government’s view on using literature and language arts in classrooms to motivate and teach reading and learning. However, using literature to teach is quite rarely seen in local schools. This dissertation study aims to research the effectiveness of an innovative reading programme—Novel Study—on motivating young learners to read in a local primary school. An action research was conducted in an grade 5 English class and the data was collected through thirty-six semi-structured interviews, observations from ten video-recorded lessons, students’ reading journals and the teacher-researcher’s teaching journals. This study finds that Novel Study had positive impacts on motivating children to read. One significant finding was that the reading programme brought enjoyment in reading and in working on different tasks in class. The study also shows encouraging effects in giving the teacher the opportunities to implement effective teaching strategies and meaningful tasks. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.source.uri | http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48366031 | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Reading (Primary) - China - Hong Kong. | - |
dc.title | Effectiveness of novel study on motivating children to read in a localprimary context | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b4836603 | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Education | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Education | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5353/th_b4836603 | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2011 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991033842289703414 | - |