Enhancing 7th Graders Reading Comprehension in the Colombian Caribbean Coast through Task-Based Activities

Abstract

In the field of education, teaching is a complex task that requires teachers’ effort, since they have to facilitate students’ learning by making them feel motivated and willing to learn. The teaching process implies the designing of activities that would grasp the students’ attention and engage them in the learning process. Reading plays a fundamental role when gaining knowledge. Thus, it is of great magnitude to consider reading comprehension as a key factor for oral communication and interaction. Most of the time students are just exposed to speaking and writing activities since it is believed that a person who speaks and writes in a language knows it very well. Through this study the researchers have highlighted the significance of reading comprehension and dealt with how reading comprehension can be enhanced through the use of task-based activities among the 7th graders at La Salle, a private high school in Monteria.