Enhancing content English language learning through Text Sets for students of journalism school of the Technical University of Babahoyo.
Abstract
Reading is the best way for students to develop and improve their vocabulary; The key is to provide texts with practical and engaging activities. Text Sets are a collection of texts organized in different ways, ordered and attentive to the complexity of the text, vocabulary development, content knowledge, and conceptual understanding, which was applied using the content-based instruction method as tools to use in class , and improve not only the understanding of reading and writing, but also the acquisition of vocabulary based on general content of this language in communication students. The results showed that Text Sets were useful tools to improve student language learning.
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