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The Impact of Using Mind Map Strategy to Improve Reading Ability of Chinese EFL Students at Senior High School Level

Jingyi ChenXingTai University*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

The new National English Curriculum Standards for general senior high schools propose to further promote the development of students' English core accomplishment. As an essential component in English learning, reading ability is the foundation and key to cultivate students' integrative competence, which matches with the cultivation of students' independent learning ability and thinking ability emphasized in English curriculum standards. Mind map as an associative network, is considered an effective reading strategy that enables students to present complex texts in a simple way, further promoting comprehensive understanding. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of using the mind map strategy to improve the reading ability of Chinese EFL students at the senior high school level. This study utilized quantitative analysis in the West Campus of Shijiazhuang No.2 Middle School, with a sample of 40 students from Grade 10 (16 years old). The researcher incorporated proficiency test which include a vocabulary test and a reading test, pre-test, post-test to address the research question quantitatively.

Keywords: mind map strategy; reading ability; Chinese EFL students; senior high school
Published: February 21, 2025
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/2024.21049
Volume: CHR Vol.56
pp. 17-23
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