Analysis of the concept mapping style in EFL reading comprehension comparison between kit-build and scratch-build concept mapping from the viewpoint of paragraph structure of text

Abstract

In language learning contexts, reading comprehension is an important learning activity. In EFL reading comprehension learning, one of the frequent styles of reading is the sentence-by-sentence style, in which learners can understand the text as separate sentences only, not as a whole structure. This study focus on the structural understanding of test and map making process from the viewpoints of paragraph. The assumption in this study is that map making in KB mapping does not follow sentence order but focus sets of meanings formed by paragraphs. This study investigates the relation between map making process in KB and SB mapping and paragraph structure of text.