THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF-MONITORING APPROACH TO READING udAND THINKING (SMART) TO TEACH READING VIEWED FROM udSTUDENTS’ READING ANXIETY

摘要

Abstract: Reading is one of the difficulty sources for English as a foreign language (EFL) students. The udproblems that they encounter are due to a number of factors including lack of appropriate reading strategy. udBesides, there are also psychological factors that influence students’ reading skill, one of them is students’ udreading anxiety. The use of appropriate reading strategy is needed to encounter these problems. Self-Monitoring udApproach to Reading and Thinking (SMART) is a strategy in reading that provides students with a system for udmonitoring their reading success by understanding rather than memorizing the text. This paper presentation will udidentify the effectiveness of SMART in teaching reading, the difference reading skill between the students udhaving low and high reading anxiety, and whether there is an interaction between the strategies in reading and udstudents’ reading anxiety. The presentation will start by discussing relevant concepts such as reading, the udeffectiveness of strategies in teaching reading, and students’ reading anxiety. Since this research is experimental, udthe presentation will move on to identify whether there is an interaction between the strategies in reading and udstudents’ reading anxiety. This presentation will give information about the importance of teaching strategies and udstudents’ reading anxiety on students’ reading skill.udKeywords: Experimental Study, Reading Skill, Self-Monitoring Approach to Reading and Thinking (SMART),udDirect Instruction, Students’ Reading Anxiety