Graduation Date
Summer 2020
Document Type
Project
Program
Master of Arts degree with a major in English, emphasis in Applied English Studies
Committee Chair Name
Lisa Tremain
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Second Committee Member Name
Natalie Giannini
Second Committee Member Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Keywords
FYC, Composition studies, Reading, Reading pedagogy, Writing studies, Post-secondary education, Reading apprenticeship, Reading studies
Subject Categories
English
Abstract
Reading and writing are connected activities. Research has shown that you cannot truly be successful in one without the other. In post-secondary writing intensive courses, the teaching of reading in regards to advanced academic texts is often forgotten or ignored due to pre-existing conceptions of reading practices. In this project, I have conducted a research study across three (3) FYC courses at Humboldt State University to understand how the teaching of reading is implemented within its FYC program. I specifically study how the reading pedagogy known as the Reading Apprenticeship (RA) framework is used by instructors within their classrooms and how students are using RA to gain the reading skills needed to be successful in future courses. This study occurred over the course of the Fall 2019 semester. I used a triangulated data set of early and late semester student surveys, early and late semester instructor interviews, and classroom observations to gather multiple perceptions of this teaching pedagogy and to help complete my study. The findings from this research can be used as a point of entry to begin a conversation about the importance of teaching reading within writing intensive classrooms.
Citation Style
MLA
Recommended Citation
Ellion, Kelley L., "Understanding reading in the English program: an inquiry of how students are guided with advanced reading materials" (2020). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 410.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/410