The Effectiveness of Micro-Skills on Developing Second Language Reading Comprehension in the Scientific English Text A Discourse Analysis Perspective The Case of 1 st Year Master Biotechnology Students at Ouargla University

Abstract

The present study, which consists of three chapters, is an attempt to shed light on one of the important situation that is found in the context of teaching English to the non-specialists learners. This particular situation concerns the integration of some micro-skills in the scientific English to enhance the reading comprehension of SL readers. It is also try to stimulate ESP teachers to find out different strategies that may change the attitude of learners toward the reading lessons in the English language. In the first two chapters of this work, we indentify the underlying components that concern the area of EAP and EST. Then, we undertake the constituents of SL reading comprehension, taking into consideration the incorporation of discourse analysis approach as a focus in reading comprehension. The third chapter describes the different procedures of the experiment which is conducted to detect the effectiveness of the micro-skills on developing SL reading comprehension in the scientific English texts. The outcomes of the experiment are displayed in the conclusion of this study. Key Words: SL Reading Comprehension, Micro-Skills, Scientific Text, Discourse Analysis Approach.