1. Using comics to improve literacy
The mainpurpose of thisstudyis to examine the benefitsof the use of comicsin order to improve
literacyonEnglishLanguage Learner (ELLs),because nowadaysthere istrendof losingreadersdue
to electronic gadgets or devices.
Within the research emerged three different questions, which were the “research questions”:
What challenges do English Language Learners face?
How do comics help students develop literacy skills?
How may comics benefit English Language Learners?
These questionswere carriedoutinordertodevelopthe research,andthe answersthatwerefound
will be explained in the following chart:
What challengesdo English language learners
face?
1. Pronunciation
2. Verb tense
How do comics help students develop literacy
skills?
1. Comics have reduced texts, which
attract reluctant readers.
2. Comic and graphic novels have many
attributes that cause them to be
appealing to learners.
3. Experts see comics and graphic novels
as an entryforreluctantreaders.Many
readers begin with comics and move
forward to harder reading.
4. Comics have attracting colors and
popularcharactersthatare engagingto
readers and keep their attention.
5. Comics develop high-order thinking
skillsonlearners,because theyhave to
make a connection between the texts
and images that of it.
How may comics benefit English language
learners?
1. Teachers that use comics in their
classes are finding students eager to
read.
2. G.N lead students to explore other
types of texts.
3. Comics can increase literacy and
language acquisitions.
