Title: Integration of multiple tasks of comprehension of reading texts into freshman English classes

Authors: Chin-Wen Chien

Addresses: Department of English Instruction, National Hsinchu University of Education, No. 521, Nanda Road, Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan

Abstract: This study uses McCarthy's 4MAT model to analyse 24 tasks of comprehension of the text used among 77 Taiwanese EFL college learners in freshman English classes in northwest Taiwan. The study found out that these 24 tasks included features specifically for type I and II learners, but failed to include features for type III and IV learners. In order to effectively integrate McCarthy's 4MAT model into reading instruction for EFL learners, three elements should be taken into consideration: learners' different learning styles, reading comprehension strategies, and flexible grouping.

Keywords: learning styles; McCarthy; 4MAT model; reading comprehension; multiple tasks; reading texts; freshman education; English as a Foreign Language; EFL learners; Taiwan; language learning; flexible grouping.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTCS.2014.063758

International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies, 2014 Vol.5 No.1, pp.82 - 106

Received: 01 Mar 2014
Accepted: 09 Mar 2014
Published online: 29 Jul 2014 *

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