Transforming Developmental Reading Through Information Literacy: Developing A Contextualized Course Curriculum

Zimmerer, Mary; Skidmore, Susan Troncoso; Chuppa-Cornell, Kim; Sindel-Arrington, Tricia

doi:10.1080/10668926.2018.1542639

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“…All of the answers suggested that the activities provided the students with authentic reading experiences (Zimmerer et al, 2018). They were both academically and emotionally linked to the text they were reading.…”

Section: Contextualizing the Storymentioning

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Understanding feminist issues by reading Daniyal Mueenuddin’s “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders” in a prose class

Sumaryani,

Widayanti,

Darmawan

2023

ELTF

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The teaching of English literary works in a foreign language context remains a textual-oriented activity. Students were required to comprehend the linguistic and thematic features of the texts. However, more often than not, students were not aware of the real sociocultural, economic, and political conditions from which the text was based because they focused more on understanding the textual contents of the text. In Indonesia where English was still considered as a foreign language, the phenomenon was common. This paper examined the results of a contextual approach given to students when discussing a literary text. The contextual approach was implemented in three stages: pre-reading activities; reading, discussing, and analyzing the text by paying attention to its linguistic features and plot; and connecting the text with real-life situations. The study involved 31 English Literature students at Universitas Negeri Semarang from the third semester. The text discussed was a short story titled “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders” which contained feminist issues. The researchers also used questionnaires and observed the students’ activities during the three stages to enrich the data. The results revealed that the approach helped the students to understand feminist issues more comprehensively. They were able to relate the circumstances depicted in the story with the real sociocultural, economic, and political conditions of the society where the story was based. The results also suggested that the method was effective in developing the students’ literacy skills.

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Section: Contextualizing the Storymentioning

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Understanding feminist issues by reading Daniyal Mueenuddin’s “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders” in a prose class

Sumaryani,

Widayanti,

Darmawan

2023

ELTF

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“…DE instruction effectiveness includes building a curriculum through contextualization, which allows adult learners to construct meaning by using texts and materials that connect to the adult learners' needs and interests (Zimmerer et al, 2018). According to Grubb (2010), ineffective developmental education approaches are numerous and include decontextualized instruction.…”

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“…Fall 2017 Illinois community college and Olney central college outcomes fall 2017,- 2018, reading and writing developmental model: compressed (Final Report, 2020.…”

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Programming for adult learners’ success in developmental reading and writing: Equity and access

Shidler,

Payne,

Cutchin

2023

Journal of Adult and Continuing Education

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Research has shown upwards of 40% of adult learners entering community college may need developmental education intervention in reading and writing skills. Of those who enroll in developmental education, a large portion will never receive college-level credit and will leave the community college. This research investigated a compressed reading and writing developmental education course for adult learners in a community college setting. The newly designed course integrated skill development, contextualized the content, and connected students and teachers in a meaningful way. The developmental education reading and writing course was compressed to eight weeks and attached to a compressed (eight weeks) college-level course. The course’s efficacy was analyzed using multiple patterns of outcomes including for the developmental education coursework (pre and post new design), gateway courses’ pass rate, and program completion. Moreover, this research compares the outcomes to national, statewide, and institutional data. The review of the patterns of gateway course success before and after implementation (2009–2020) saw mixed results when examining career and technical programs and transfer-level programs. Results also showed that while college-level competency was enhanced, the outcome did not translate fully to the completion of programs of study.

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Enhancing humanism values through higher education

Nugroho

Sariyatun

Ediyono

2020

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Learning Innovation and Quality Education

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Transforming Developmental Reading Through Information Literacy: Developing A Contextualized Course Curriculum

Cited by 3 publications

References 29 publications

Understanding feminist issues by reading Daniyal Mueenuddin’s “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders” in a prose class

Understanding feminist issues by reading Daniyal Mueenuddin’s “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders” in a prose class

Programming for adult learners’ success in developmental reading and writing: Equity and access

Enhancing humanism values through higher education

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