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| Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris |
| The implementation of the Literature Component in the new Malaysian syllabus for English Language
provides ample impetus for the promotion of a reading culture and improvement of competence in the
English Language. Therefore, it is important for ESL students in Malaysia to study literature.
However, this poses problems for most students as a majority of them have not been exposed to any
genre of Literature in their six years of primary education. Thus this study was postulated to
explore whether graphic organizers could be used as a tool in enhancing the learners' comprehension
of literary texts such as a novel. It also attempts to find out if this teaching strategy could be
utilized in the classroom to promote better comprehension of this literary text. Both the learning
and teaching aspects are essential in this study as there is a wealth of knowledge to be gained
from the proceedings in the classroom. Besides that, this study was conducted over a period of 8
weeks and the information required for this study was obtained through pre-test, post-test and the
learners' questionnaires. The findings indicated that graphic organizers are essential tools to aid
the learners in overcoming these barriers of comprehension. It also indicates that graphic
organizers also help the learners to develop and enhance their thinking skills.
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