The Implementation of Interactive Teaching Approach to Facilitate English Majors’ Reading Comprehension

Abstract

This study sought to examine the perspectives of English major students on the utilization of an interactive teaching style, namely the hybrid approach that combines bottom-up and top-down reading strategies, in order to address reading difficulties. A total of 60 senior English students completed a questionnaire, and subsequently, 10 of them took part in the interview sessions. The research highlights the interplay of various sub-processes, including (1) activating students’ prior knowledge, (2) generating predictions by connecting prior knowledge with new information from the text and (3) developing a more communicative learning classroom. This leads to an enhancement in students’ motivation to learn reading. The findings presented applicable insights for enhancing students’ competences in reading courses.