Journal Article Critique - 2

Citation: Alyousef, Hesham. (2005). Teaching Reading Comprehension to ESL/EFL Learners,The Reading Matrix, Vol. 5/ No. 2: 143-155.

1. The Title

     The title of this journal article is brief, informative, and clear. The title shows the readers the usage of this article. However, this article dealings with various activities in teaching reading comprehension used by the english teacher to ESL / EFL Learners. On the other hand, the title avoids ambigous and vogue.

2. Statement of the Problem

     According to the reasearchers, reading is a complex process, and they proposed six general component skills and knowledge areas, that are:
a. Automatic regocnition skill
b. Vocabulary and structural knowledge
c. Formal discourse structure knowledge
d. Context / world background knowledge
e. Synthesis and evaluation skill
f. Metacognitive knowledge and skill mentoring.

On the second point, the author gives two types of reading, that are: extensive and intensive reading. Also,  The author states the key to reading Comprehension. He said that reading is an activity which will do based on the readers' motivation and characteristics. The teachers should give the appropriate materials to motivate their students  in reading a material.

3. Related to Literature

     In this study provides two related literatures, that are: teaching reading Comprehension activities and the students' background knowledge and motivation. The author states the key point to increase students' ability in reading, the teacher can use some activities. For example, the teacher can use word play and puzzle to expand the students' vocabulary. Also, by doing some reading activities the teacher believes the fluency and the skill in reading of the students will be increased.

4. Conclusion

     According to the article, the ESL / EFL students' reading ability cab be increased by doing some reading activities, such as: puzzle, word play, etc. On the other hand, the teachers should give the appropriate materials while teaching reading comprehension, so, the students can be motivated while reading a text.