00000ctm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217609195603 Buklod 20100309123341.0 m |o d | ta 100309s2009 xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPD-00128801215 DEDUC eng DMLUC LG 995 2009 E35 M67 Moratilla, Noel Christian A. Filipino and Korean students' schema and reading comprehension of folk narratives in English Noel Christian A. Moratilla. 2009. xiii, 125 leaves ill. "March 2009." Thesis (M.A. Language Education)--University of the Philippines Diliman. The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between cultural/referential background, also known as scheme, and the reading comprehension of folk narratives in English. Fifteen Korean and 15 Filipino graduating high school students were selected for the study. They were asked to read two folk narratives, one from the Philippines and the other from Korea, both of which were written in English. The mean of the grades of the students were compared and analyzed. Results showed that the participants scored higher in retelling narratives from the country of their origin. Retelling of a text of the reader's own culture showed easy recall of details, more effective sense of engagement with the text and construction of generalizatios and summaries. When the text reflects another culture, the retelling contains awkward syntax and fails to include culture-specific items in relation to the other country. Reading comprehension Philippines Fairview (Quezon City). Reading Ability testing Philippines Fairview (Quezon City). Filipino students Rating of Philippines Fairview (Quezon City). Korean students Rating of Philippines Fairview (Quezon City). Folk literature, Philippine. Philippine literature (English) Far Estern University-FERN. High school Department Students. FI UP UPD DARCHIVES LG 995 2009 E35 M67 UPD DEDUC LG 995 2009 E35 M67 Thesis