Author(s)

Xiao Liangyuan ¹, Wan Ban ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Foreign Languages, Guangdong Technology College, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China

Corresponding Author

Wan Ban

ABSTRACT

This paper reports on a study that discusses more specifically the functions of schema in English reading. Pretest and posttest were employed to gather information from 28 students in Class 2208 of Business English major, Guangdong Technology College. Comparative analysis is used for the later data analysis. The findings indicated that with the application of those three schemata (language schema, content schema, and form schema), the students could do better in English reading, especially in predicting, selecting, and inferring, which exactly reflected the three main functions of schema in reading comprehension: prediction, selection, and inference. The study also provides some implications for teachers and students in English reading. It indicates that the application of schema will help a lot in English reading. The teachers should attach importance to the activation of students' existing schemata and the students should try to construct extensive schemata through extensive reading with the aid of the teachers.

KEYWORDS

Schema; English reading; prediction; selection; inference

CITE THIS PAPER

Xiao Liangyuan, Wan Ban, The Functions of Schema in English Reading. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology (2023) Vol. 6: 106-113. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/curtm.2023.061917.

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