Psycho-Social Factors: Learning English in School - Hardcover

This meritorious study which can be placed as in enriched reference material for English Language Teaching Community the psychological and social aspects of language acquisition have been extensively dealt with intensive care. In a nutshell the book is an authentic document to boost up young learners to acquire better language skills., , Contents:- Contents # List of Figures 9, List of Tables 11, Preface 13, General Introduction 15, 1. Significance, Objective and Design of the Study 23, Introduction; Importance of Reading in Schools;Levels of Reading; Kinds of Reading Comprehension; Significance of Reading in Life After Schooling; Social Value of Reading; Major Areas in Contemporary Reading Research; Critical Reading; Reading Research: Sociological, Psychological and Physiological Aspects; Reading Interests; Gaps and Priorities in Reading Research; Statement and Definition of the Problem; Definition of the Key Terms; Psychologic at Factors, Social or Environmental Factors; Delimilation of the Study; Significance of the Study; Objective of the Study; Hypothesis of the Study; Design and Procedure of the Study., 2. Resume of Related Literature 59, Introduction; A Historical Perspective; Studies Conducted in India., 3. Development of Tools 97, Introduction; Tools used for the Study; Tools for Investigating Reding Skills; Development of Reading Passages; Selection and Development of Reading Passages; Development of Comprehension Questions; Eliciting Students' Opinion about Reading Text; Eliciting Teachers' Opinion about Reading Text; Experts' Review of Reading Texts; Try-out of the Reading Passages; Scoring Scheme of the Reading Passages; Development of Sight Vocabulary Test; Try-out of the Sight Vocabulary Test; Socio-economic Status Scale; Construction of S.E.S. Scale; Main Components of the Scale; Scoring of S.E.S. Questionnaire; Standardization of the SES Scale; Reliability of The Test; Validity of The Test; Development of PSRQ (Parental Support to reading-Questionna