Enhance English Reading Skills with the Techniques of Guessing Vocabulary Meaning from the Context by using Scanning of Students at RMUTL, Chiang Rai Campus

Abstract

This research aimed to 1). Enhance English reading skills with the technique of guessing vocabulary meaning from context by scanning for first year undergraduate student at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Rai Campus 2). Evaluate proficiency of guessing vocabulary meanings from context by using Scanning for first year undergraduate students at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Rai Campus 3) Study the satisfaction of first year undergraduate students at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Rai Campus to the technique of guessing vocabulary meanings from the context by using scanning. The research sample was 30 students who enrolled in Fundamental English courses in the academic year 2023, the academic affairs registration system of Chiang Rai Educational Division. The research tools were instructional activity plans, tests, and progress tests. Research statistic includes frequency distribution, percentages, averages, standard deviations, and t-tests. Research results (1). Enhance English reading skills with the technique of guessing vocabulary meaning from context by scanning for first year undergraduate student at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Rai Campus. It was found that the students had higher score of English reading with the technique of guessing vocabulary meaning by using scanning in post-learning than pre-learning for all three units. (2). Evaluate proficiency of guessing vocabulary meanings from context by using scanning for first year undergraduate students at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Rai Campus. For guessing vocabulary meaning from context by using scanning achievement presented that students had higher score of guessing vocabulary meaning from context by using scanning in post-learning than pre-learning with statistical significance at a level of .01. (3). The satisfaction of first year undergraduate students at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Rai Campus to the technique of guessing vocabulary meanings from the context by using scanning. It was found that majority of students expressed extremely satisfied with the overall technique of guessing vocabulary meaning from context by using scanning with an average of 3.66.