Using Summarizing Techniques To Integrate Writing Into Reading Lessons For EFL Students

Nguyen Minh Thien, Nhu VO Quynh Phan

Abstract


This study aims to investigate 1) whether summarizing techniques have effects on improving Students’ writing skill , 2) investigate how much the summarizing techniques affect students on their Reading comprehension. The subjects in this study were 90 students at Ngo Quyen high school. The findings revealed that summarizing techniques have obvious effects to the subjects’ writing skill and  their summaries especially in cases of finding the main ideas, using summarizing techniques in reading comprehension develop students’ Reading comprehension. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the teachers should use summarizing techniques for teaching students writing subject, which could prove more useful for students in both their writing skill and reading comprehension. 


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summarizing techniques, writing, reading, EFL students

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